Q: Is 17,048,378 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,048,378 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,048,378 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 17048378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 211 422 569 1,138 14,981 29,962 40,399 80,798 120,059 240,118 8,524,189 and 17,048,378, with no remainder.

Since 17,048,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,048,378, 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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