Q: Is 17,472,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,472,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,472,504 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 17472504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 104,003 208,006 312,009 416,012 624,018 728,021 832,024 1,248,036 1,456,042 2,184,063 2,496,072 2,912,084 4,368,126 5,824,168 8,736,252 and 17,472,504, with no remainder.

Since 17,472,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,472,504, 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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