Q: Is 21,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,800 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 21800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 109 200 218 436 545 872 1,090 2,180 2,725 4,360 5,450 10,900 and 21,800, with no remainder.

Since 21,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,800, it is not a prime number.


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