Q: Is 17,445,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,445,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,445,042 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 17445042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 281 562 843 1,686 2,529 3,449 5,058 6,898 10,347 20,694 31,041 62,082 969,169 1,938,338 2,907,507 5,815,014 8,722,521 and 17,445,042, with no remainder.

Since 17,445,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,445,042, 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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