Q: Is 17,001,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,001,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,001,704 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 17001704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 131 262 524 1,048 16,223 32,446 64,892 129,784 2,125,213 4,250,426 8,500,852 and 17,001,704, with no remainder.

Since 17,001,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,001,704, 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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