Q: Is 217,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 217,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 217,970 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 217970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 71 142 307 355 614 710 1,535 3,070 21,797 43,594 108,985 and 217,970, with no remainder.

Since 217,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,970, it is not a prime number.


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