Q: Is 17,700,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,700,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,700,748 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 17700748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 73 146 292 949 1,898 3,796 4,663 9,326 18,652 60,619 121,238 242,476 340,399 680,798 1,361,596 4,425,187 8,850,374 and 17,700,748, with no remainder.

Since 17,700,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,700,748, 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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