Q: Is 17,421,843 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,843 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,843 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 17421843 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 139 417 1,019 3,057 5,699 17,097 41,779 125,337 141,641 424,923 5,807,281 and 17,421,843, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,843, 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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