Q: Is 17,123,828 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,123,828 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,123,828 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 17123828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 289 578 1,156 14,813 29,626 59,252 251,821 503,642 1,007,284 4,280,957 8,561,914 and 17,123,828, with no remainder.

Since 17,123,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,123,828, 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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