Q: Is 17,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,040 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 17040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 71 80 120 142 213 240 284 355 426 568 710 852 1,065 1,136 1,420 1,704 2,130 2,840 3,408 4,260 5,680 8,520 and 17,040, with no remainder.

Since 17,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,040, it is not a prime number.


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