Q: Is 20,740,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,740,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,740,242 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 20740242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 613 1,226 1,839 3,678 5,639 11,278 16,917 33,834 3,456,707 6,913,414 10,370,121 and 20,740,242, with no remainder.

Since 20,740,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,740,242, 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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