Q: Is 17,955 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,955 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 17955 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 19 21 27 35 45 57 63 95 105 133 135 171 189 285 315 399 513 665 855 945 1,197 1,995 2,565 3,591 5,985 and 17,955, with no remainder.

Since 17,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,955, 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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