Q: Is 17,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,264 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 17264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 83 104 166 208 332 664 1,079 1,328 2,158 4,316 8,632 and 17,264, with no remainder.

Since 17,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,264, 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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