Q: Is 21,379,698 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,379,698 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,379,698 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 21379698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,187,761 2,375,522 3,563,283 7,126,566 10,689,849 and 21,379,698, with no remainder.

Since 21,379,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,379,698, 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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