Q: Is 17,137,743 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,137,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,137,743 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 17137743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 109 327 763 2,289 7,487 22,461 52,409 157,227 816,083 2,448,249 5,712,581 and 17,137,743, with no remainder.

Since 17,137,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,137,743, 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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