Q: Is 17,421,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,421,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,421,848 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 17421848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 211 422 844 1,688 10,321 20,642 41,284 82,568 2,177,731 4,355,462 8,710,924 and 17,421,848, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,848, 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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