Q: Is 17,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,498 is 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 17498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 673 1,346 8,749 and 17,498, with no remainder.
Since 17,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,498, it is not a prime number.