Q: Is 17,050,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,050,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,050,521 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 17050521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 29 69 87 667 2,001 8,521 25,563 195,983 247,109 587,949 741,327 5,683,507 and 17,050,521, with no remainder.

Since 17,050,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,050,521, 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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