Q: Is 17,243,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,243,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,243,001 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 17243001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 41 83 123 249 369 563 747 1,689 3,403 5,067 10,209 23,083 30,627 46,729 69,249 140,187 207,747 420,561 1,915,889 5,747,667 and 17,243,001, with no remainder.

Since 17,243,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,243,001, 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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