Q: Is 17,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,100 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 17100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 25 30 36 38 45 50 57 60 75 76 90 95 100 114 150 171 180 190 225 228 285 300 342 380 450 475 570 684 855 900 950 1,140 1,425 1,710 1,900 2,850 3,420 4,275 5,700 8,550 and 17,100, with no remainder.

Since 17,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,100, it is not a prime number.


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