Q: Is 21,240,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,240,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,240,422 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 21240422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 193 386 1,123 1,351 2,246 2,702 7,861 9,457 15,722 18,914 55,027 110,054 216,739 433,478 1,517,173 3,034,346 10,620,211 and 21,240,422, with no remainder.

Since 21,240,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,240,422, 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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