Q: Is 20,959,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,959,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,959,002 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 20959002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 251 502 753 1,506 2,259 4,518 4,639 9,278 13,917 27,834 41,751 83,502 1,164,389 2,328,778 3,493,167 6,986,334 10,479,501 and 20,959,002, with no remainder.

Since 20,959,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,959,002, 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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