Q: Is 17,199 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,199 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,199 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 17199 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 39 49 63 91 117 147 189 273 351 441 637 819 1,323 1,911 2,457 5,733 and 17,199, with no remainder.

Since 17,199 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,199, it is not a prime number.


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