Q: Is 218,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 218,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 218,472 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 218472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 9,103 18,206 27,309 36,412 54,618 72,824 109,236 and 218,472, with no remainder.

Since 218,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,472, 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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