Q: Is 216,971,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,971,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,971,421 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 216971421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 137 411 5,891 12,277 17,673 36,831 527,911 1,583,733 1,681,949 5,045,847 72,323,807 and 216,971,421, with no remainder.

Since 216,971,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,971,421, 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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