Q: Is 17,442,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,442,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,442,004 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 17442004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 43 46 86 92 172 989 1,978 3,956 4,409 8,818 17,636 101,407 189,587 202,814 379,174 405,628 758,348 4,360,501 8,721,002 and 17,442,004, with no remainder.

Since 17,442,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,442,004, 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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