Q: Is 217,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 217,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 217,020 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 217020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,617 7,234 10,851 14,468 18,085 21,702 36,170 43,404 54,255 72,340 108,510 and 217,020, with no remainder.

Since 217,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,020, it is not a prime number.


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