Q: Is 17,042,964 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,042,964 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,042,964 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 17042964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 516 33,029 66,058 99,087 132,116 198,174 396,348 1,420,247 2,840,494 4,260,741 5,680,988 8,521,482 and 17,042,964, with no remainder.

Since 17,042,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,042,964, 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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