Q: Is 216,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,342 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 216342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 101 102 119 126 153 202 238 303 306 357 606 707 714 909 1,071 1,414 1,717 1,818 2,121 2,142 3,434 4,242 5,151 6,363 10,302 12,019 12,726 15,453 24,038 30,906 36,057 72,114 108,171 and 216,342, with no remainder.

Since 216,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,342, 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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