Q: Is 17,342,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,342,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,342,609 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 17342609 can be evenly divided by 1 29 31 101 191 899 2,929 3,131 5,539 5,921 19,291 90,799 171,709 559,439 598,021 and 17,342,609, with no remainder.

Since 17,342,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,342,609, 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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