Q: Is 216,720,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,720,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,720,008 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 216720008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 47 62 94 124 188 248 376 1,457 2,914 5,828 11,656 18,593 37,186 74,372 148,744 576,383 873,871 1,152,766 1,747,742 2,305,532 3,495,484 4,611,064 6,990,968 27,090,001 54,180,002 108,360,004 and 216,720,008, with no remainder.

Since 216,720,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,720,008, 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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