Q: Is 17,424,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,424,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,424,100 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 17424100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 174,241 348,482 696,964 871,205 1,742,410 3,484,820 4,356,025 8,712,050 and 17,424,100, with no remainder.

Since 17,424,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,424,100, 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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