Q: Is 17,987,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,987,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,987,742 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 17987742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 641 1,282 1,559 1,923 3,118 3,846 4,677 5,769 9,354 11,538 14,031 28,062 999,319 1,998,638 2,997,957 5,995,914 8,993,871 and 17,987,742, with no remainder.

Since 17,987,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,987,742, 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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