Q: Is 17,002,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,002,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,002,120 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 17002120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 145 232 290 580 1,160 14,657 29,314 58,628 73,285 117,256 146,570 293,140 425,053 586,280 850,106 1,700,212 2,125,265 3,400,424 4,250,530 8,501,060 and 17,002,120, with no remainder.

Since 17,002,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,002,120, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 17,002,120:


Ask a Question