Q: Is 17,007,522 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,007,522 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,007,522 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 17007522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 404,941 809,882 1,214,823 2,429,646 2,834,587 5,669,174 8,503,761 and 17,007,522, with no remainder.

Since 17,007,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,007,522, 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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