Q: Is 1,700,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,700,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,700,000 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 1700000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 125 136 160 170 200 250 272 340 400 425 500 544 625 680 800 850 1,000 1,250 1,360 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,500 2,720 3,125 3,400 4,000 4,250 5,000 6,250 6,800 8,500 10,000 10,625 12,500 13,600 17,000 20,000 21,250 25,000 34,000 42,500 50,000 53,125 68,000 85,000 100,000 106,250 170,000 212,500 340,000 425,000 850,000 and 1,700,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,700,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,700,000, it is not a prime number.


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