Q: Is 21,200,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,200,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,200,248 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 21200248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 311 622 1,244 2,488 8,521 17,042 34,084 68,168 2,650,031 5,300,062 10,600,124 and 21,200,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,200,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,200,248, 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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