Q: Is 21,111,111 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,111,111 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,111,111 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 21111111 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 49 63 81 147 189 197 243 441 567 591 729 1,323 1,379 1,701 1,773 2,187 3,969 4,137 5,103 5,319 9,653 11,907 12,411 15,309 15,957 28,959 35,721 37,233 47,871 86,877 107,163 111,699 143,613 260,631 335,097 430,839 781,893 1,005,291 2,345,679 3,015,873 7,037,037 and 21,111,111, with no remainder.

Since 21,111,111 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,111,111, 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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