Q: Is 21,229,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,229,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,229,605 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 21229605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 471,769 1,415,307 2,358,845 4,245,921 7,076,535 and 21,229,605, with no remainder.

Since 21,229,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,229,605, 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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