Q: Is 21,123,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,123,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,123,172 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 21123172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 754,399 1,508,798 3,017,596 5,280,793 10,561,586 and 21,123,172, with no remainder.

Since 21,123,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,123,172, 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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