Q: Is 218,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 218,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 218,870 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 218870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 43 86 215 430 509 1,018 2,545 5,090 21,887 43,774 109,435 and 218,870, with no remainder.

Since 218,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 218,870, 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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