Q: Is 17,425,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,425,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,425,255 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 17425255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 31 85 155 289 389 527 1,445 1,945 2,635 6,613 8,959 12,059 33,065 44,795 60,295 112,421 205,003 562,105 1,025,015 3,485,051 and 17,425,255, with no remainder.

Since 17,425,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,425,255, 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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