Q: Is 17,427 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,427 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 17427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 111 157 471 5,809 and 17,427, with no remainder.
Since 17,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,427, it is not a prime number.