Q: Is 17,021,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,021,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,021,604 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 17021604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 372 45,757 91,514 137,271 183,028 274,542 549,084 1,418,467 2,836,934 4,255,401 5,673,868 8,510,802 and 17,021,604, with no remainder.

Since 17,021,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,021,604, 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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