Q: Is 21,609,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,609,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,609,601 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 21609601 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 221 277 353 3,601 4,589 4,709 6,001 61,217 78,013 97,781 1,271,153 1,662,277 and 21,609,601, with no remainder.

Since 21,609,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,609,601, 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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