Q: Is 17,426 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,426 is 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 17426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 8,713 and 17,426, with no remainder.
Since 17,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,426, it is not a prime number.