Q: Is 17,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,612 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 17612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 37 68 74 119 148 238 259 476 518 629 1,036 1,258 2,516 4,403 8,806 and 17,612, with no remainder.

Since 17,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,612, 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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