Q: Is 21,085,857 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,085,857 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,085,857 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 21085857 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 180,221 540,663 1,621,989 2,342,873 7,028,619 and 21,085,857, with no remainder.

Since 21,085,857 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,085,857, 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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