Q: Is 420,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,217 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 420217 can be evenly divided by 1 7 173 347 1,211 2,429 60,031 and 420,217, with no remainder.

Since 420,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,217, it is not a prime number.


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