Q: Is 21,116,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,116,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,116,571 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 21116571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,005,551 3,016,653 7,038,857 and 21,116,571, with no remainder.

Since 21,116,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,116,571, 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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