Q: Is 17,347,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,347,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,347,842 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 17347842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 41,903 83,806 125,709 251,418 377,127 754,254 963,769 1,927,538 2,891,307 5,782,614 8,673,921 and 17,347,842, with no remainder.

Since 17,347,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,347,842, 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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