Q: Is 17,001,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,001,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,001,429 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 17001429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 277 499 831 1,497 11,357 20,459 34,071 61,377 138,223 414,669 5,667,143 and 17,001,429, with no remainder.

Since 17,001,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,001,429, 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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