Q: Is 217,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 217,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 217,488 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 217488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 197 276 368 394 552 591 788 1,104 1,182 1,576 2,364 3,152 4,531 4,728 9,062 9,456 13,593 18,124 27,186 36,248 54,372 72,496 108,744 and 217,488, with no remainder.

Since 217,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,488, it is not a prime number.


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