Q: Is 17,120,037 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,120,037 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,120,037 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 17120037 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 30,517 91,551 335,687 518,789 1,007,061 1,556,367 5,706,679 and 17,120,037, with no remainder.

Since 17,120,037 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,120,037, 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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