Q: Is 20,842,479 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,842,479 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,842,479 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 20842479 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 47 63 141 329 423 987 2,961 7,039 21,117 49,273 63,351 147,819 330,833 443,457 992,499 2,315,831 2,977,497 6,947,493 and 20,842,479, with no remainder.

Since 20,842,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,842,479, 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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