Q: Is 21,168,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,168,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,168,609 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 21168609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 231 91,639 274,917 641,473 1,008,029 1,924,419 3,024,087 7,056,203 and 21,168,609, with no remainder.

Since 21,168,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,168,609, 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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