Q: Is 17,171,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,171,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,171,020 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 17171020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 50,503 101,006 202,012 252,515 505,030 858,551 1,010,060 1,717,102 3,434,204 4,292,755 8,585,510 and 17,171,020, with no remainder.

Since 17,171,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,171,020, 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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