Q: Is 17,149,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,149,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,149,521 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 17149521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 67 123 201 2,081 2,747 6,243 8,241 85,321 139,427 255,963 418,281 5,716,507 and 17,149,521, with no remainder.

Since 17,149,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,149,521, 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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