Q: Is 21,421,000 a Palindrome?
A: No, the number 21,421,000 is not a palindrome.
A palindromic number is number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.
Here's how to check if a number is a palindrome:
Step 1
Take the original number and reverse it.
Here is the original number color coded:
21421000
Now we reverse it like this:
00012412
Notice the colors are going in the opposite direction now
Step 2
Compare the two numbers. If they are exactly the same then the number is a palindrome.
Is 21421000 = 00012412?
Answer:
NO, so that means the number 21,421,000 is not a palindrome!
Here are more examples of potential palindrome numbers in sequence:
| Number | 21,420,998 | 21,420,999 | 21,421,001 | 21,421,002 |
| Palindrome? | no | no | no | no |