Q: Is 21,705,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,705,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,705,021 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 21705021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 29 39 87 117 261 377 1,131 3,393 6,397 19,191 57,573 83,161 185,513 249,483 556,539 748,449 1,669,617 2,411,669 7,235,007 and 21,705,021, with no remainder.

Since 21,705,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,705,021, 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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