Q: Is 21,112,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,112,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,112,008 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 21112008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 879,667 1,759,334 2,639,001 3,518,668 5,278,002 7,037,336 10,556,004 and 21,112,008, with no remainder.

Since 21,112,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,112,008, 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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