Q: Is 17,402,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,402,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,402,602 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 17402602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 307 614 2,149 4,049 4,298 8,098 28,343 56,686 1,243,043 2,486,086 8,701,301 and 17,402,602, with no remainder.

Since 17,402,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,402,602, 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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