Q: Is 216,426,627 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,426,627 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,426,627 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 216426627 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,409 4,227 5,689 12,681 17,067 38,043 51,201 153,603 8,015,801 24,047,403 72,142,209 and 216,426,627, with no remainder.

Since 216,426,627 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,426,627, 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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