Is 17 a prime or composite number?

Prime number

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Composite number

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Cannot be determined

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Solution

The correct option is A Prime number
17 is not divisible by 2 or 3.

On checking divisibility with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, we find that 17 is not divisible by either number so, it is a prime number.

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