Q: Is 21,000,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,000,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,000,018 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 21000018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 269,231 538,462 807,693 1,615,386 3,500,003 7,000,006 10,500,009 and 21,000,018, with no remainder.

Since 21,000,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,000,018, 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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