Q: Is 216,874,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,874,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,874,071 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 216874071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,579 4,737 5,087 14,211 15,261 42,633 45,783 137,349 8,032,373 24,097,119 72,291,357 and 216,874,071, with no remainder.

Since 216,874,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,874,071, 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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