Q: Is 17,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,262 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 17262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 137 274 411 822 959 1,233 1,918 2,466 2,877 5,754 8,631 and 17,262, with no remainder.

Since 17,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,262, 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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