Number 17 — Seventeen

The number 17 is written with one or two Western digits from the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. It is odd and prime. Its positive divisors are 1, 17. These mathematical properties are verifiable; religious, esoteric, and numerological readings depend on a particular tradition and are not properties of the number itself. Numerological reading: the number is associated with hope, initiation, and the victory of spirit. In a talismanic or meditative composition it may express an intention to focus on these qualities; meanings vary by school and context.