Q: Is 21,012,201 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,012,201 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,012,201 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 21012201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 59 63 177 413 531 1,239 3,717 5,653 16,959 39,571 50,877 118,713 333,527 356,139 1,000,581 2,334,689 3,001,743 7,004,067 and 21,012,201, with no remainder.

Since 21,012,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,012,201, 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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