Q: Is 218,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 218,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 218,488 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 218488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 881 1,762 3,524 7,048 27,311 54,622 109,244 and 218,488, with no remainder.

Since 218,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,488, it is not a prime number.


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