Q: Is 17,122,917 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,122,917 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,122,917 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 17122917 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 569 1,433 1,707 3,983 4,299 10,031 11,949 30,093 815,377 2,446,131 5,707,639 and 17,122,917, with no remainder.

Since 17,122,917 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,122,917, 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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