Q: Is 17,993 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,993 is 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 17993 can be evenly divided by 1 19 947 and 17,993, with no remainder.
Since 17,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,993, it is not a prime number.