Q: Is 21,024,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,024,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,024,342 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 21024342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 127 153 254 306 381 541 762 1,082 1,143 1,623 2,159 2,286 3,246 4,318 4,869 6,477 9,197 9,738 12,954 18,394 19,431 27,591 38,862 55,182 68,707 82,773 137,414 165,546 206,121 412,242 618,363 1,168,019 1,236,726 2,336,038 3,504,057 7,008,114 10,512,171 and 21,024,342, with no remainder.

Since 21,024,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,024,342, 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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