Q: Is 21,210,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,210,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,210,231 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 21210231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 93 217 651 961 1,051 2,883 3,153 6,727 7,357 20,181 22,071 32,581 97,743 228,067 684,201 1,010,011 3,030,033 7,070,077 and 21,210,231, with no remainder.

Since 21,210,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,210,231, 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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