Q: Is 21,343,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,343,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,343,215 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 21343215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 449 1,347 2,245 3,169 6,735 9,507 15,845 47,535 1,422,881 4,268,643 7,114,405 and 21,343,215, with no remainder.

Since 21,343,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,343,215, 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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