Q: Is 216,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,048 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 216048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 643 1,286 1,929 2,572 3,858 4,501 5,144 7,716 9,002 10,288 13,503 15,432 18,004 27,006 30,864 36,008 54,012 72,016 108,024 and 216,048, with no remainder.

Since 216,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,048, it is not a prime number.


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