Q: Is 17,137,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,137,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,137,521 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 17137521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 43 87 129 261 387 509 783 1,161 1,247 1,527 3,741 4,581 11,223 13,743 14,761 21,887 33,669 44,283 65,661 132,849 196,983 398,547 590,949 634,723 1,904,169 5,712,507 and 17,137,521, with no remainder.

Since 17,137,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,137,521, 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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