Q: Is 17,043,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,043,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,043,008 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 17043008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 266,297 532,594 1,065,188 2,130,376 4,260,752 8,521,504 and 17,043,008, with no remainder.

Since 17,043,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,043,008, 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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