Q: Is 17,697,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,697,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,697,978 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 17697978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 738 23,981 47,962 71,943 143,886 215,829 431,658 983,221 1,966,442 2,949,663 5,899,326 8,848,989 and 17,697,978, with no remainder.

Since 17,697,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,697,978, 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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