Q: Is 17,171,921 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,171,921 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,171,921 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 17171921 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 43 139 169 221 559 731 1,807 2,363 2,873 5,977 7,267 9,503 23,491 30,719 77,701 101,609 123,539 399,347 1,010,113 1,320,917 and 17,171,921, with no remainder.

Since 17,171,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,171,921, 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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