Q: Is 17,020,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,020,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,020,017 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 17020017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 90,053 270,159 630,371 810,477 1,891,113 2,431,431 5,673,339 and 17,020,017, with no remainder.

Since 17,020,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,020,017, 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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