Q: Is 17,420,335 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,420,335 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,420,335 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 17420335 can be evenly divided by 1 5 67 149 335 349 745 1,745 9,983 23,383 49,915 52,001 116,915 260,005 3,484,067 and 17,420,335, with no remainder.

Since 17,420,335 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,420,335, 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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