Q: Is 17,210,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,210,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,210,871 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 17210871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 383 1,149 3,447 4,993 14,979 44,937 1,912,319 5,736,957 and 17,210,871, with no remainder.

Since 17,210,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,210,871, 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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