Q: Is 21,309,966 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,309,966 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,309,966 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 21309966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 131,543 263,086 394,629 789,258 1,183,887 2,367,774 3,551,661 7,103,322 10,654,983 and 21,309,966, with no remainder.

Since 21,309,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,309,966, 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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