Q: Is 212,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,424 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 212424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 159 167 212 318 334 424 501 636 668 1,002 1,272 1,336 2,004 4,008 8,851 17,702 26,553 35,404 53,106 70,808 106,212 and 212,424, with no remainder.

Since 212,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,424, it is not a prime number.


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