Q: Is 21,016,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,016,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,016,746 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 21016746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 129,733 259,466 389,199 778,398 1,167,597 2,335,194 3,502,791 7,005,582 10,508,373 and 21,016,746, with no remainder.

Since 21,016,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,016,746, 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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