Q: Is 17,317,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,317,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,317,062 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 17317062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 137,437 274,874 412,311 824,622 962,059 1,236,933 1,924,118 2,473,866 2,886,177 5,772,354 8,658,531 and 17,317,062, with no remainder.

Since 17,317,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,317,062, 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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