Q: Is 17,493 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,493 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,493 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 17493 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 119 147 343 357 833 1,029 2,499 5,831 and 17,493, with no remainder.

Since 17,493 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,493, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,491	17,492	17,494	17,495
Prime?	yes	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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