Q: Is 21,121,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,121,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,121,002 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 21121002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 167,627 335,254 502,881 1,005,762 1,173,389 1,508,643 2,346,778 3,017,286 3,520,167 7,040,334 10,560,501 and 21,121,002, with no remainder.

Since 21,121,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,121,002, 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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