Q: Is 17,042,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,042,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,042,970 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 17042970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 81,157 162,314 243,471 405,785 486,942 568,099 811,570 1,136,198 1,217,355 1,704,297 2,434,710 2,840,495 3,408,594 5,680,990 8,521,485 and 17,042,970, with no remainder.

Since 17,042,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,042,970, 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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