Q: Is 21,967,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,967,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,967,421 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 21967421 can be evenly divided by 1 7 107 139 211 749 973 1,477 14,873 22,577 29,329 104,111 158,039 205,303 3,138,203 and 21,967,421, with no remainder.

Since 21,967,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,967,421, 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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