Q: Is 208,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,908 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 208908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,974 5,803 7,461 9,948 11,606 14,922 17,409 23,212 29,844 34,818 52,227 69,636 104,454 and 208,908, with no remainder.

Since 208,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,908, it is not a prime number.


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