Q: Is 10,002,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,002,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,002,421 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 10002421 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 113 143 619 1,243 1,469 6,809 8,047 16,159 69,947 88,517 769,417 909,311 and 10,002,421, with no remainder.

Since 10,002,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,002,421, 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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