Q: Is 17,608,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,608,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,608,120 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 17608120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 440,203 880,406 1,760,812 2,201,015 3,521,624 4,402,030 8,804,060 and 17,608,120, with no remainder.

Since 17,608,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,608,120, 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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