Q: Is 17,248,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,248,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,248,462 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 17248462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 31 62 77 154 217 341 434 682 2,387 3,613 4,774 7,226 25,291 39,743 50,582 79,486 112,003 224,006 278,201 556,402 784,021 1,232,033 1,568,042 2,464,066 8,624,231 and 17,248,462, with no remainder.

Since 17,248,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,248,462, 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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