Q: Is 21,006,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,006,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,006,408 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 21006408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 875,267 1,750,534 2,625,801 3,501,068 5,251,602 7,002,136 10,503,204 and 21,006,408, with no remainder.

Since 21,006,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,006,408, 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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