Q: Is 231,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,216 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 231216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 4,817 9,634 14,451 19,268 28,902 38,536 57,804 77,072 115,608 and 231,216, with no remainder.

Since 231,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,216, it is not a prime number.


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