Q: Is 21,211,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,211,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,211,508 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 21211508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 251 502 571 1,004 1,142 2,284 9,287 18,574 21,127 37,148 42,254 84,508 143,321 286,642 573,284 5,302,877 10,605,754 and 21,211,508, with no remainder.

Since 21,211,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,211,508, 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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