Q: Is 17,584 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,584 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,584 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 17584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 157 314 628 1,099 1,256 2,198 2,512 4,396 8,792 and 17,584, with no remainder.

Since 17,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,584, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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