Q: Is 21,240,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,240,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,240,873 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 21240873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 243 729 29,137 87,411 262,233 786,699 2,360,097 7,080,291 and 21,240,873, with no remainder.

Since 21,240,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,240,873, 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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