Q: Is 17,602,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,602,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,602,902 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 17602902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 431 862 1,293 2,269 2,586 3,879 4,538 6,807 7,758 13,614 20,421 40,842 977,939 1,955,878 2,933,817 5,867,634 8,801,451 and 17,602,902, with no remainder.

Since 17,602,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,602,902, 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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