Q: Is 216,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,891 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 216891 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 87 261 277 783 831 2,493 7,479 8,033 24,099 72,297 and 216,891, with no remainder.

Since 216,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,891, 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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