Q: Is 17,242,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,242,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,242,258 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 17242258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 242 71,249 142,498 783,739 1,567,478 8,621,129 and 17,242,258, with no remainder.

Since 17,242,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,242,258, 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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