Q: Is 17,742,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,742,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,742,992 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 17742992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 947 1,171 1,894 2,342 3,788 4,684 7,576 9,368 15,152 18,736 1,108,937 2,217,874 4,435,748 8,871,496 and 17,742,992, with no remainder.

Since 17,742,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,742,992, 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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