Q: Is 21,252,267 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,252,267 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,252,267 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 21252267 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 93 279 837 25,391 76,173 228,519 685,557 787,121 2,361,363 7,084,089 and 21,252,267, with no remainder.

Since 21,252,267 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,252,267, 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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