Q: Is 17,438,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,438,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,438,920 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 17438920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 435,973 871,946 1,743,892 2,179,865 3,487,784 4,359,730 8,719,460 and 17,438,920, with no remainder.

Since 17,438,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,438,920, 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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