Q: Is 17,106,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,106,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,106,002 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 17106002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 443 449 886 898 19,049 19,307 38,098 38,614 198,907 397,814 8,553,001 and 17,106,002, with no remainder.

Since 17,106,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,106,002, 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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