Q: Is 21,231,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,231,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,231,002 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 21231002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 331 662 2,467 4,303 4,934 8,606 32,071 64,142 816,577 1,633,154 10,615,501 and 21,231,002, with no remainder.

Since 21,231,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,231,002, 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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