Q: Is 21,142,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,142,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,142,012 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 21142012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,277 2,554 4,139 5,108 8,278 16,556 5,285,503 10,571,006 and 21,142,012, with no remainder.

Since 21,142,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,142,012, 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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