Q: Is 216,720,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,720,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,720,010 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 216720010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 1,667,077 3,334,154 8,335,385 16,670,770 21,672,001 43,344,002 108,360,005 and 216,720,010, with no remainder.

Since 216,720,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,720,010, 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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