Q: Is 17,344 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,344 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 17344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 271 542 1,084 2,168 4,336 8,672 and 17,344, with no remainder.

Since 17,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,344, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,342	17,343	17,345	17,346
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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