Q: Is 21,002,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,002,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,002,224 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 21002224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 163 326 652 1,304 2,608 8,053 16,106 32,212 64,424 128,848 1,312,639 2,625,278 5,250,556 10,501,112 and 21,002,224, with no remainder.

Since 21,002,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,002,224, 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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