Q: Is 21,120,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,120,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,120,870 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 21120870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 704,029 1,408,058 2,112,087 3,520,145 4,224,174 7,040,290 10,560,435 and 21,120,870, with no remainder.

Since 21,120,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,120,870, 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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