Q: Is 17,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,440 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 17440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 109 160 218 436 545 872 1,090 1,744 2,180 3,488 4,360 8,720 and 17,440, with no remainder.

Since 17,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,440, 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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