Q: Is 216,189 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,189 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,189 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 216189 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 157 459 471 1,377 1,413 2,669 4,239 8,007 12,717 24,021 72,063 and 216,189, with no remainder.

Since 216,189 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,189, it is not a prime number.


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