Q: Is 216,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,846 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 216846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,721 3,442 5,163 10,326 12,047 15,489 24,094 30,978 36,141 72,282 108,423 and 216,846, with no remainder.

Since 216,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,846, 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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