Is 17 divisible by 2?

17 is divisible by 2 if the quotient of 17 divided by 2 is an integer. The quotient is the result you get when you divide one number by another. Furthermore, an integer is a whole number (not a fractional number).

Thus, to find out if 17 is divisible by 2, we simply calculate 17 divided by 2 and then determine if the answer (quotient) is an integer (whole number) or a fractional number.

17 / 2 = 8.5

As you can see above, the quotient of 17 divided by 2 is 8.5 and 8.5 is a fractional number. Therefore, 17 is not divisible by 2.

Q: Is 17 divisible by 2?
A: No

So now you know that 17 is not divisible by 2. Do you want to know all the numbers that 17 is divisible by? No problem. 17 is divisible by 1 and 17.

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