Q: Is 20,317,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,317,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,317,017 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 20317017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 49 123 147 287 861 2,009 3,371 6,027 10,113 23,597 70,791 138,211 165,179 414,633 495,537 967,477 2,902,431 6,772,339 and 20,317,017, with no remainder.

Since 20,317,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,317,017, 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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