Q: Is 21,009,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,009,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,009,478 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 21009478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 361 722 2,527 4,157 5,054 8,314 29,099 58,198 78,983 157,966 552,881 1,105,762 1,500,677 3,001,354 10,504,739 and 21,009,478, with no remainder.

Since 21,009,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,009,478, 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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