Q: Is 17,479 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,479 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,479 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 17479 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 227 1,589 2,497 and 17,479, with no remainder.

Since 17,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,479, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,477	17,478	17,480	17,481
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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