Q: Is 21,170,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,170,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,170,502 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 21170502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 151 302 453 906 1,359 2,718 7,789 15,578 23,367 46,734 70,101 140,202 1,176,139 2,352,278 3,528,417 7,056,834 10,585,251 and 21,170,502, with no remainder.

Since 21,170,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,170,502, 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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