Q: Is 17,138,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,138,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,138,871 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 17138871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 457 463 1,371 1,389 4,113 4,167 12,339 12,501 37,017 37,503 211,591 634,773 1,904,319 5,712,957 and 17,138,871, with no remainder.

Since 17,138,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,138,871, 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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