Q: Is 17,073,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,073,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,073,742 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 17073742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 64,187 128,374 449,309 898,618 1,219,553 2,439,106 8,536,871 and 17,073,742, with no remainder.

Since 17,073,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,073,742, 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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