Q: Is 21,331,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,331,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,331,215 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 21331215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 158,009 474,027 790,045 1,422,081 2,370,135 4,266,243 7,110,405 and 21,331,215, with no remainder.

Since 21,331,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,331,215, 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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