Q: Is 17,457 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,457 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,457 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 17457 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 23 33 69 253 529 759 1,587 5,819 and 17,457, with no remainder.

Since 17,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,457, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,455	17,456	17,458	17,459
Prime?	no	no	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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