Q: Is 216,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,798 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 216798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,571 3,142 4,713 9,426 36,133 72,266 108,399 and 216,798, with no remainder.

Since 216,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,798, it is not a prime number.


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