Q: Is 218,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 218,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 218,750 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 218750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 70 125 175 250 350 625 875 1,250 1,750 3,125 4,375 6,250 8,750 15,625 21,875 31,250 43,750 109,375 and 218,750, with no remainder.

Since 218,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,750, it is not a prime number.


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