Q: Is 21,506,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,506,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,506,709 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 21506709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 61 103 163 183 309 427 489 721 1,141 1,281 2,163 3,423 6,283 9,943 16,789 18,849 29,829 43,981 50,367 69,601 117,523 131,943 208,803 352,569 1,024,129 3,072,387 7,168,903 and 21,506,709, with no remainder.

Since 21,506,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,506,709, 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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