Q: Is 21,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,890 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 21890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 110 199 398 995 1,990 2,189 4,378 10,945 and 21,890, with no remainder.

Since 21,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,890, 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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