Q: Is 17,421,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,723 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 17421723 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 297 891 19,553 58,659 175,977 215,083 527,931 645,249 1,583,793 1,935,747 5,807,241 and 17,421,723, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,723, 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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