Q: Is 17,720,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,720,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,720,004 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 17720004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 691 1,382 2,073 2,137 2,764 4,146 4,274 6,411 8,292 8,548 12,822 25,644 1,476,667 2,953,334 4,430,001 5,906,668 8,860,002 and 17,720,004, with no remainder.

Since 17,720,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,720,004, 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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