Q: Is 21,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,948 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 21948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 59 62 93 118 124 177 186 236 354 372 708 1,829 3,658 5,487 7,316 10,974 and 21,948, with no remainder.

Since 21,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,948, 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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