Q: Is 17,444 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,444 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,444 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 17444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 89 98 178 196 356 623 1,246 2,492 4,361 8,722 and 17,444, with no remainder.

Since 17,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,444, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,442	17,443	17,445	17,446
Prime?	no	yes	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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