Q: Is 21,240,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,240,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,240,420 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 21240420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 354,007 708,014 1,062,021 1,416,028 1,770,035 2,124,042 3,540,070 4,248,084 5,310,105 7,080,140 10,620,210 and 21,240,420, with no remainder.

Since 21,240,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,240,420, 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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