Q: Is 17,982 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,982 is 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 17982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 81 111 162 222 243 333 486 666 999 1,998 2,997 5,994 8,991 and 17,982, with no remainder.
Since 17,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,982, it is not a prime number.