Q: Is 17,084 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,084 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,084 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 17084 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 4,271 8,542 and 17,084, with no remainder.

Since 17,084 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,084, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,082	17,083	17,085	17,086
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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