Q: Is 17,121,070 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,121,070 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,121,070 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 17121070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 107 214 535 1,070 16,001 32,002 80,005 160,010 1,712,107 3,424,214 8,560,535 and 17,121,070, with no remainder.

Since 17,121,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,121,070, 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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