Q: Is 20,424,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,424,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,424,521 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 20424521 can be evenly divided by 1 13 89 127 139 1,157 1,651 1,807 11,303 12,371 17,653 146,939 160,823 229,489 1,571,117 and 20,424,521, with no remainder.

Since 20,424,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,424,521, 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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