Q: Is 21,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,438 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 21438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 397 794 1,191 2,382 3,573 7,146 10,719 and 21,438, with no remainder.

Since 21,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,438, 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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