Q: Is 17,001,711 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,001,711 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,001,711 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 17001711 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 109 159 327 477 981 1,431 2,943 5,777 11,881 17,331 35,643 51,993 106,929 155,979 320,787 629,693 1,889,079 5,667,237 and 17,001,711, with no remainder.

Since 17,001,711 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,001,711, 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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