Q: Is 17,169 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,169 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,169 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 17169 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 97 177 291 5,723 and 17,169, with no remainder.

Since 17,169 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,169, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,167	17,168	17,170	17,171
Prime?	yes	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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