Q: Is 17,421,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,846 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 17421846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 401 557 802 1,114 1,203 1,671 2,406 3,342 5,213 7,241 10,426 14,482 15,639 21,723 31,278 43,446 223,357 446,714 670,071 1,340,142 2,903,641 5,807,282 8,710,923 and 17,421,846, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,846, 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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