Q: Is 17,542,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,542,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,542,902 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 17542902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 224,909 449,818 674,727 1,349,454 2,923,817 5,847,634 8,771,451 and 17,542,902, with no remainder.

Since 17,542,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,542,902, 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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