Q: Is 17,304,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,304,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,304,602 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 17304602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 61 122 161 322 427 854 881 1,403 1,762 2,806 6,167 9,821 12,334 19,642 20,263 40,526 53,741 107,482 141,841 283,682 376,187 752,374 1,236,043 2,472,086 8,652,301 and 17,304,602, with no remainder.

Since 17,304,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,304,602, 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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