Q: Is 1,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,218 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 1218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 406 609 and 1,218, with no remainder.

Since 1,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,218, it is not a prime number.


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