Q: Is 21,260,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,260,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,260,001 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 21260001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 59 177 413 1,239 17,159 51,477 120,113 360,339 1,012,381 3,037,143 7,086,667 and 21,260,001, with no remainder.

Since 21,260,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,260,001, 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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