Q: Is 208,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,971 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 208971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 31 63 93 107 217 279 321 651 749 963 1,953 2,247 3,317 6,741 9,951 23,219 29,853 69,657 and 208,971, with no remainder.

Since 208,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,971, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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