Q: Is 21,225,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,225,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,225,009 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 21225009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 79 83 237 249 1,027 1,079 3,081 3,237 6,557 6,889 19,671 20,667 85,241 89,557 255,723 268,671 544,231 1,632,693 7,075,003 and 21,225,009, with no remainder.

Since 21,225,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,225,009, 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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