Q: Is 17,424,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,424,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,424,104 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 17424104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 479 958 1,916 3,832 4,547 9,094 18,188 36,376 2,178,013 4,356,026 8,712,052 and 17,424,104, with no remainder.

Since 17,424,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,424,104, 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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