Q: Is 212,017 a Prime Number?

A: No, 212,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,017 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 212017 can be evenly divided by 1 13 47 347 611 4,511 16,309 and 212,017, with no remainder.

Since 212,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,017, it is not a prime number.

Number	212,015	212,016	212,018	212,019
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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