Q: Is 17,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,500 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 17500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 250 350 500 625 700 875 1,250 1,750 2,500 3,500 4,375 8,750 and 17,500, with no remainder.
Since 17,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,500, it is not a prime number.