Q: Is 21,001,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,001,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,001,562 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 21001562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 617,693 1,235,386 10,500,781 and 21,001,562, with no remainder.

Since 21,001,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,001,562, 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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