Q: Is 17,240,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,240,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,240,004 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 17240004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 97 194 291 388 582 873 1,164 1,746 3,492 4,937 9,874 14,811 19,748 29,622 44,433 59,244 88,866 177,732 478,889 957,778 1,436,667 1,915,556 2,873,334 4,310,001 5,746,668 8,620,002 and 17,240,004, with no remainder.

Since 17,240,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,240,004, 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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