Q: Is 21,038,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,038,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,038,427 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 21038427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 87 97 261 277 291 783 831 873 2,493 2,619 2,813 7,479 8,033 8,439 24,099 25,317 26,869 72,297 75,951 80,607 216,891 241,821 725,463 779,201 2,337,603 7,012,809 and 21,038,427, with no remainder.

Since 21,038,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,038,427, 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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