Q: Is 17,291,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,291,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,291,004 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 17291004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 173 346 519 692 1,038 2,076 8,329 16,658 24,987 33,316 49,974 99,948 1,440,917 2,881,834 4,322,751 5,763,668 8,645,502 and 17,291,004, with no remainder.

Since 17,291,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,291,004, 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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