Q: Is 17,085 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,085 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,085 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 17085 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 67 85 201 255 335 1,005 1,139 3,417 5,695 and 17,085, with no remainder.

Since 17,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,085, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,083	17,084	17,086	17,087
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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