Q: Is 17,238 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,238 is 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 17238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 78 102 169 221 338 442 507 663 1,014 1,326 2,873 5,746 8,619 and 17,238, with no remainder.
Since 17,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,238, it is not a prime number.