Q: Is 17,988,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,988,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,988,723 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 17988723 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 337 659 1,011 1,977 3,033 5,931 9,099 17,793 27,297 53,379 222,083 666,249 1,998,747 5,996,241 and 17,988,723, with no remainder.

Since 17,988,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,988,723, 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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