Q: Is 21,208,689 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,208,689 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,208,689 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 21208689 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 601 1,307 1,803 3,921 5,409 11,763 16,227 35,289 785,507 2,356,521 7,069,563 and 21,208,689, with no remainder.

Since 21,208,689 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,208,689, 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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