Q: Is 218,425 a Prime Number?

A: No, 218,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 218,425 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 218425 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 8,737 43,685 and 218,425, with no remainder.

Since 218,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,425, it is not a prime number.

Number	218,423	218,424	218,426	218,427
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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