Q: Is 17,421,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,844 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 17421844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 61 122 244 671 1,342 2,684 6,491 12,982 25,964 71,401 142,802 285,604 395,951 791,902 1,583,804 4,355,461 8,710,922 and 17,421,844, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,844, 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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