Q: Is 21,144,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,144,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,144,248 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 21144248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 91,139 182,278 364,556 729,112 2,643,031 5,286,062 10,572,124 and 21,144,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,144,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,144,248, 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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