Q: Is 21,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,970 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 21970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 169 338 845 1,690 2,197 4,394 10,985 and 21,970, with no remainder.

Since 21,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,970, 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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