Q: Is 21,138,759 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,138,759 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,138,759 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 21138759 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 71 213 639 1,917 11,027 33,081 99,243 297,729 782,917 2,348,751 7,046,253 and 21,138,759, with no remainder.

Since 21,138,759 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,138,759, 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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