Q: Is 20,874,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,874,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,874,002 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 20874002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 83 166 3,067 3,403 6,134 6,806 125,747 251,494 254,561 509,122 10,437,001 and 20,874,002, with no remainder.

Since 20,874,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,874,002, 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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