Q: Is 218,609 a Prime Number?
A: No, 218,609 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 218609 can be evenly divided by 1 71 3,079 and 218,609, with no remainder.
Since 218,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,609, it is not a prime number.