Q: Is 21,707,109 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,707,109 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,707,109 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 21707109 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 81 87 261 783 2,349 9,241 27,723 83,169 249,507 267,989 748,521 803,967 2,411,901 7,235,703 and 21,707,109, with no remainder.

Since 21,707,109 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,707,109, 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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