Q: Is 17,608,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,608,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,608,908 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 17608908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 823 1,646 1,783 2,469 3,292 3,566 4,938 5,349 7,132 9,876 10,698 21,396 1,467,409 2,934,818 4,402,227 5,869,636 8,804,454 and 17,608,908, with no remainder.

Since 17,608,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,608,908, 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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