Q: Is 20,421,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,421,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,421,246 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 20421246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,823 1,867 3,646 3,734 5,469 5,601 10,938 11,202 3,403,541 6,807,082 10,210,623 and 20,421,246, with no remainder.

Since 20,421,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,421,246, 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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