Q: Is 17,708,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,708,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,708,125 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 17708125 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 29 125 145 625 725 977 3,625 4,885 18,125 24,425 28,333 122,125 141,665 610,625 708,325 3,541,625 and 17,708,125, with no remainder.

Since 17,708,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,708,125, 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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