Q: Is 17,004,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,004,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,004,976 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 17004976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 47 94 188 376 752 22,613 45,226 90,452 180,904 361,808 1,062,811 2,125,622 4,251,244 8,502,488 and 17,004,976, with no remainder.

Since 17,004,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,004,976, 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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