Q: Is 216,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 216,979 is 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 216979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 139 223 973 1,561 30,997 and 216,979, with no remainder.
Since 216,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,979, it is not a prime number.