Q: Is 21,640 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,640 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,640 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 21640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 4,328 5,410 10,820 and 21,640, with no remainder.

Since 21,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,640, 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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