Q: Is 17,442 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,442 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 17442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 19 27 34 38 51 54 57 102 114 153 171 306 323 342 459 513 646 918 969 1,026 1,938 2,907 5,814 8,721 and 17,442, with no remainder.

Since 17,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,442, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,440	17,441	17,443	17,444
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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