Q: Is 21,431,235 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,431,235 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,431,235 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 21431235 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 204,107 612,321 1,020,535 1,428,749 3,061,605 4,286,247 7,143,745 and 21,431,235, with no remainder.

Since 21,431,235 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,431,235, 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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