Q: Is 17,421,845 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,845 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,845 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 17421845 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 31 35 155 217 1,085 16,057 80,285 112,399 497,767 561,995 2,488,835 3,484,369 and 17,421,845, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,845 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,845, 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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