Q: Is 17,473,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,473,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,473,742 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 17473742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 107 143 214 286 571 1,142 1,177 1,391 2,354 2,782 6,281 7,423 12,562 14,846 15,301 30,602 61,097 81,653 122,194 163,306 672,067 794,261 1,344,134 1,588,522 8,736,871 and 17,473,742, with no remainder.

Since 17,473,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,473,742, 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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