Q: Is 17,027,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,027,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,027,217 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 17027217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 109 153 327 981 1,021 1,853 3,063 5,559 9,189 16,677 17,357 52,071 111,289 156,213 333,867 1,001,601 1,891,913 5,675,739 and 17,027,217, with no remainder.

Since 17,027,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,027,217, 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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