Q: Is 17,802 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,802 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,802 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 17802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 43 46 69 86 129 138 207 258 387 414 774 989 1,978 2,967 5,934 8,901 and 17,802, with no remainder.

Since 17,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,802, 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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