Q: Is 21,125,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,125,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,125,427 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 21125427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 87 129 1,247 3,741 5,647 16,941 163,763 242,821 491,289 728,463 7,041,809 and 21,125,427, with no remainder.

Since 21,125,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,125,427, 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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