Q: Is 17,941 a Prime Number?

A: No, 17,941 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,941 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 17941 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 233 1,631 2,563 and 17,941, with no remainder.

Since 17,941 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,941, it is not a prime number.

Number	17,939	17,940	17,942	17,943
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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