Q: Is 17,004,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,004,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,004,048 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 17004048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 354,251 708,502 1,062,753 1,417,004 2,125,506 2,834,008 4,251,012 5,668,016 8,502,024 and 17,004,048, with no remainder.

Since 17,004,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,004,048, 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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