Q: Is 17,138,758 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,138,758 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,138,758 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 17138758 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 182 94,169 188,338 659,183 1,224,197 1,318,366 2,448,394 8,569,379 and 17,138,758, with no remainder.

Since 17,138,758 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,138,758, 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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