Q: Is 17,913 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,913 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,913 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 17913 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 853 2,559 5,971 and 17,913, with no remainder.

Since 17,913 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,913, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,911	17,912	17,914	17,915
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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