Q: Is 17,137,029 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,137,029 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,137,029 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 17137029 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 39 91 273 62,773 188,319 439,411 816,049 1,318,233 2,448,147 5,712,343 and 17,137,029, with no remainder.

Since 17,137,029 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,137,029, 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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