Q: Is 17,709,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,709,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,709,220 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 17709220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 89 178 356 445 890 1,780 9,949 19,898 39,796 49,745 99,490 198,980 885,461 1,770,922 3,541,844 4,427,305 8,854,610 and 17,709,220, with no remainder.

Since 17,709,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,709,220, 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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