Q: Is 17,017 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,017 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 17017 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 17 77 91 119 143 187 221 1,001 1,309 1,547 2,431 and 17,017, with no remainder.

Since 17,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,017, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,015	17,016	17,018	17,019
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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