Q: Is 21,721,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,721,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,721,008 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 21721008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 452,521 905,042 1,357,563 1,810,084 2,715,126 3,620,168 5,430,252 7,240,336 10,860,504 and 21,721,008, with no remainder.

Since 21,721,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,721,008, 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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