Q: Is 21,608,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,608,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,608,988 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 21608988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 103 206 309 412 618 1,236 17,483 34,966 52,449 69,932 104,898 209,796 1,800,749 3,601,498 5,402,247 7,202,996 10,804,494 and 21,608,988, with no remainder.

Since 21,608,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,608,988, 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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