Q: Is 21,240,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,240,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,240,250 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 21240250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 84,961 169,922 424,805 849,610 2,124,025 4,248,050 10,620,125 and 21,240,250, with no remainder.

Since 21,240,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,240,250, 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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