Q: Is 2,196 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,196 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,196 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 2196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 61 122 183 244 366 549 732 1,098 and 2,196, with no remainder.

Since 2,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,196, it is not a prime number.


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