Q: Is 21,135,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,135,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,135,138 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 21135138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 49,613 99,226 148,839 297,678 3,522,523 7,045,046 10,567,569 and 21,135,138, with no remainder.

Since 21,135,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,135,138, 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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