Q: Is 17,978,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,978,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,978,709 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 17978709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 37,223 111,669 260,561 781,683 856,129 2,568,387 5,992,903 and 17,978,709, with no remainder.

Since 17,978,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,978,709, 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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