Q: Is 17,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,472 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 17472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 52 56 64 78 84 91 96 104 112 156 168 182 192 208 224 273 312 336 364 416 448 546 624 672 728 832 1,092 1,248 1,344 1,456 2,184 2,496 2,912 4,368 5,824 8,736 and 17,472, with no remainder.

Since 17,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,472, it is not a prime number.


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