Q: Is 21,431,157 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,431,157 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,431,157 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 21431157 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 43 121 129 363 473 1,373 1,419 4,119 5,203 15,103 15,609 45,309 59,039 166,133 177,117 498,399 649,429 1,948,287 7,143,719 and 21,431,157, with no remainder.

Since 21,431,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,431,157, 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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