Q: Is 21,002,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,002,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,002,552 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 21002552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 521 1,042 2,084 4,168 5,039 10,078 20,156 40,312 2,625,319 5,250,638 10,501,276 and 21,002,552, with no remainder.

Since 21,002,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,002,552, 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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