Q: Is 420,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,216 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 420216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 17,509 35,018 52,527 70,036 105,054 140,072 210,108 and 420,216, with no remainder.

Since 420,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,216, it is not a prime number.


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