Q: Is 21,231,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,231,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,231,005 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 21231005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 53 113 265 565 709 3,545 5,989 29,945 37,577 80,117 187,885 400,585 4,246,201 and 21,231,005, with no remainder.

Since 21,231,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,231,005, 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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