Q: Is 17,316,945 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,316,945 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,316,945 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 17316945 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 384,821 1,154,463 1,924,105 3,463,389 5,772,315 and 17,316,945, with no remainder.

Since 17,316,945 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,316,945, 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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