Q: Is 21,731,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,731,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,731,871 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 21731871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 229 687 1,603 4,519 4,809 13,557 31,633 94,899 1,034,851 3,104,553 7,243,957 and 21,731,871, with no remainder.

Since 21,731,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,731,871, 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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