Q: Is 21,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,456 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 21456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 149 298 447 596 894 1,192 1,341 1,788 2,384 2,682 3,576 5,364 7,152 10,728 and 21,456, with no remainder.

Since 21,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,456, 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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