Q: Is 17,668 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,668 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,668 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 17668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 631 1,262 2,524 4,417 8,834 and 17,668, with no remainder.

Since 17,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,668, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,666	17,667	17,669	17,670
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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