Q: Is 21,309,959 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,309,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,309,959 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 21309959 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 187 113,957 1,253,527 1,937,269 and 21,309,959, with no remainder.

Since 21,309,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,309,959, 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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