Q: Is 17,231,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,231,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,231,502 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 17231502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,871,917 5,743,834 8,615,751 and 17,231,502, with no remainder.

Since 17,231,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,231,502, 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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