Q: Is 21,104,271 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,104,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,104,271 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 21104271 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 43 69 129 207 387 989 2,371 2,967 7,113 8,901 21,339 54,533 101,953 163,599 305,859 490,797 917,577 2,344,919 7,034,757 and 21,104,271, with no remainder.

Since 21,104,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,104,271, 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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