Q: Is 21,431,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,431,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,431,421 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 21431421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 71 99 213 639 781 2,343 3,049 7,029 9,147 27,441 33,539 100,617 216,479 301,851 649,437 1,948,311 2,381,269 7,143,807 and 21,431,421, with no remainder.

Since 21,431,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,431,421, 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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