Q: Is 20,421,247 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,421,247 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,421,247 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 20421247 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 113 791 1,243 2,347 8,701 16,429 25,817 180,719 265,211 1,856,477 2,917,321 and 20,421,247, with no remainder.

Since 20,421,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,421,247, 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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