Q: Is 21,123,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,123,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,123,231 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 21123231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 21,799 65,397 370,583 414,181 1,111,749 1,242,543 7,041,077 and 21,123,231, with no remainder.

Since 21,123,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,123,231, 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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