Q: Is 17,143 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,143 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 17143 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 79 217 553 2,449 and 17,143, with no remainder.

Since 17,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,143, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,141	17,142	17,144	17,145
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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