Q: Is 217,485 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 217,485 is not a prime number.

Why is 217,485 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 217485 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 179 243 405 537 895 1,215 1,611 2,685 4,833 8,055 14,499 24,165 43,497 72,495 and 217,485, with no remainder.

Since 217,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,485, 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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