Q: Is 17,042,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,042,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,042,734 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 17042734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 383 766 1,171 2,342 7,277 14,554 22,249 44,498 448,493 896,986 8,521,367 and 17,042,734, with no remainder.

Since 17,042,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,042,734, 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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