Q: Is 10,421,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,421,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,421,242 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 10421242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 163 326 2,119 2,459 4,238 4,918 31,967 63,934 400,817 801,634 5,210,621 and 10,421,242, with no remainder.

Since 10,421,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,421,242, 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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