Q: Is 17,477,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,477,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,477,428 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 17477428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 31 34 62 68 124 527 1,054 2,108 8,291 16,582 33,164 140,947 257,021 281,894 514,042 563,788 1,028,084 4,369,357 8,738,714 and 17,477,428, with no remainder.

Since 17,477,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,477,428, 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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