Q: Is 21,187,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,187,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,187,642 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 21187642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 158 553 1,106 19,157 38,314 134,099 268,198 1,513,403 3,026,806 10,593,821 and 21,187,642, with no remainder.

Since 21,187,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,187,642, 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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