Q: Is 17,122,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,122,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,122,021 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 17122021 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 49 53 133 347 371 931 1,007 2,429 2,597 6,593 7,049 17,003 18,391 46,151 49,343 128,737 323,057 349,429 901,159 2,446,003 and 17,122,021, with no remainder.

Since 17,122,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,122,021, 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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