Q: Is 21,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,460 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 21460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 37 58 74 116 145 148 185 290 370 580 740 1,073 2,146 4,292 5,365 10,730 and 21,460, with no remainder.

Since 21,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,460, 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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