Q: Is 17,437,013 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,437,013 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,437,013 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 17437013 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 41 253 451 943 1,681 10,373 18,491 38,663 68,921 425,293 758,131 1,585,183 and 17,437,013, with no remainder.

Since 17,437,013 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,437,013, 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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