Q: Is 17,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,072 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 17072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 97 176 194 388 776 1,067 1,552 2,134 4,268 8,536 and 17,072, with no remainder.

Since 17,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,072, it is not a prime number.


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