Q: Is 21,015,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,015,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,015,248 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 21015248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,313,453 2,626,906 5,253,812 10,507,624 and 21,015,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,015,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,015,248, 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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