Q: Is 17,172,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,172,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,172,042 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 17172042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,193 2,386 2,399 3,579 4,798 7,158 7,197 14,394 2,862,007 5,724,014 8,586,021 and 17,172,042, with no remainder.

Since 17,172,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,172,042, 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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