Q: Is 21,162,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,162,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,162,321 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 21162321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 149 367 387 447 1,101 1,341 3,303 6,407 15,781 19,221 47,343 54,683 57,663 142,029 164,049 492,147 2,351,369 7,054,107 and 21,162,321, with no remainder.

Since 21,162,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,162,321, 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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