Q: Is 17,177,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,177,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,177,642 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 17177642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 421 842 887 1,774 9,683 19,366 20,401 40,802 373,427 746,854 8,588,821 and 17,177,642, with no remainder.

Since 17,177,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,177,642, 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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