Q: Is 17,016 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,016 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 17016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 709 1,418 2,127 2,836 4,254 5,672 8,508 and 17,016, with no remainder.

Since 17,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,016, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,014	17,015	17,017	17,018
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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