Q: Is 17,172,825 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,172,825 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,172,825 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 17172825 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 401 571 1,203 1,713 2,005 2,855 6,015 8,565 10,025 14,275 30,075 42,825 228,971 686,913 1,144,855 3,434,565 5,724,275 and 17,172,825, with no remainder.

Since 17,172,825 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,172,825, 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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