Q: Is 17,180 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,180 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,180 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 17180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 859 1,718 3,436 4,295 8,590 and 17,180, with no remainder.

Since 17,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,180, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,178	17,179	17,181	17,182
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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