Q: Is 20,742,603 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,742,603 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,742,603 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 20742603 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 677 1,459 2,031 4,377 4,739 10,213 14,217 30,639 987,743 2,963,229 6,914,201 and 20,742,603, with no remainder.

Since 20,742,603 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,742,603, 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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