Q: Is 21,223,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,223,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,223,024 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 21223024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 269 538 1,076 2,152 4,304 4,931 9,862 19,724 39,448 78,896 1,326,439 2,652,878 5,305,756 10,611,512 and 21,223,024, with no remainder.

Since 21,223,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,223,024, 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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