Q: Is 217,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 217,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 217,948 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 217948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 103 206 412 529 1,058 2,116 2,369 4,738 9,476 54,487 108,974 and 217,948, with no remainder.

Since 217,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,948, 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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