Q: Is 17,052,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,052,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,052,003 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 17052003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 59 153 177 531 1,003 1,889 3,009 5,667 9,027 17,001 32,113 96,339 111,451 289,017 334,353 1,003,059 1,894,667 5,684,001 and 17,052,003, with no remainder.

Since 17,052,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,052,003, 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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