Q: Is 17,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,220 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 17220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 41 42 60 70 82 84 105 123 140 164 205 210 246 287 410 420 492 574 615 820 861 1,148 1,230 1,435 1,722 2,460 2,870 3,444 4,305 5,740 8,610 and 17,220, with no remainder.

Since 17,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,220, it is not a prime number.


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

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