Q: Is 217,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 217,998 is 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 217998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 367 594 734 1,101 2,202 3,303 4,037 6,606 8,074 9,909 12,111 19,818 24,222 36,333 72,666 108,999 and 217,998, with no remainder.
Since 217,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,998, it is not a prime number.