Q: Is 21,042,710 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,042,710 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,042,710 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 21042710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 157 314 785 1,031 1,570 2,041 2,062 4,082 5,155 10,205 10,310 13,403 20,410 26,806 67,015 134,030 161,867 323,734 809,335 1,618,670 2,104,271 4,208,542 10,521,355 and 21,042,710, with no remainder.

Since 21,042,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,042,710, 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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