Q: Is 17,267,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,267,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,267,248 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 17267248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 961 1,123 1,922 2,246 3,844 4,492 7,688 8,984 15,376 17,968 34,813 69,626 139,252 278,504 557,008 1,079,203 2,158,406 4,316,812 8,633,624 and 17,267,248, with no remainder.

Since 17,267,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,267,248, 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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