Q: Is 213,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 213,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 213,498 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 213498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 409 522 818 1,227 2,454 3,681 7,362 11,861 23,722 35,583 71,166 106,749 and 213,498, with no remainder.

Since 213,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,498, 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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