Q: Is 21,042,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,042,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,042,224 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 21042224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 187,877 375,754 751,508 1,315,139 1,503,016 2,630,278 3,006,032 5,260,556 10,521,112 and 21,042,224, with no remainder.

Since 21,042,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,042,224, 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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