17299

17299 is a natural number that follows 17298 and precedes 17300. In mathematics, 17299 is a prime number, meaning it has no divisors other than 1 and itself. It is odd and not divisible by 2 or 5.

Because 17299 is congruent to 3 modulo 4, it cannot be written as a sum of two perfect squares. The number is not a Harshad number, since the sum of its digits (1+7+2+9+9 = 28) does not divide 17299.

In other contexts, 17299 is commonly used as an identifying code in catalogs, databases, or collections, where it usually denotes an arbitrary item rather than a unique property of the number. For example, in astronomy, minor planets are assigned sequential numbers; the number 17299 would refer to a specific object only in a dedicated database.

Related numbers include 17298 and 17300.