Q: Is 21,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,798 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 21798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 173 346 519 1,038 1,211 1,557 2,422 3,114 3,633 7,266 10,899 and 21,798, with no remainder.

Since 21,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,798, it is not a prime number.


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