Q: Is 21,466,917 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,466,917 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,466,917 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 21466917 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 795,071 2,385,213 7,155,639 and 21,466,917, with no remainder.

Since 21,466,917 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,466,917, 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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