Q: Is 17,639 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,639 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 17639 can be evenly divided by 1 31 569 and 17,639, with no remainder.
Since 17,639 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,639, it is not a prime number.