Q: Is 170,012,007 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 170,012,007 is not a prime number.

Why is 170,012,007 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 170012007 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 29 33 87 99 261 297 319 783 957 2,871 8,613 19,739 59,217 177,651 217,129 532,953 572,431 651,387 1,717,293 1,954,161 5,151,879 5,862,483 6,296,741 15,455,637 18,890,223 56,670,669 and 170,012,007, with no remainder.

Since 170,012,007 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,012,007, 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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