Q: Is 21,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,543 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 21543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 167 501 7,181 and 21,543, with no remainder.

Since 21,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,543, it is not a prime number.


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Number 21,54121,54221,54421,545
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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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