Q: Is 17,120,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,120,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,120,230 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 17120230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 71 142 355 710 24,113 48,226 120,565 241,130 1,712,023 3,424,046 8,560,115 and 17,120,230, with no remainder.

Since 17,120,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,120,230, 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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