Q: Is 17,237,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,237,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,237,046 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 17237046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 491 982 1,473 2,946 5,851 11,702 17,553 35,106 2,872,841 5,745,682 8,618,523 and 17,237,046, with no remainder.

Since 17,237,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,237,046, 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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