Q: Is 17,122,918 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,122,918 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,122,918 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 17122918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,283 2,566 6,673 13,346 8,561,459 and 17,122,918, with no remainder.

Since 17,122,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,122,918, 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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