Q: Is 21,006,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,006,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,006,824 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 21006824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 296 70,969 141,938 283,876 567,752 2,625,853 5,251,706 10,503,412 and 21,006,824, with no remainder.

Since 21,006,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,006,824, 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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