Q: Is 21,017,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,017,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,017,046 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 21017046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 149 298 447 894 23,509 47,018 70,527 141,054 3,502,841 7,005,682 10,508,523 and 21,017,046, with no remainder.

Since 21,017,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,017,046, 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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