Q: Is 17,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,280 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 17280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 270 288 320 360 384 432 480 540 576 640 720 864 960 1,080 1,152 1,440 1,728 1,920 2,160 2,880 3,456 4,320 5,760 8,640 and 17,280, with no remainder.

Since 17,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,280, it is not a prime number.


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