Q: Is 21,721,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,721,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,721,004 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 21721004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 73 146 292 1,019 2,038 4,076 5,329 10,658 21,316 74,387 148,774 297,548 5,430,251 10,860,502 and 21,721,004, with no remainder.

Since 21,721,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,721,004, 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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