Q: Is 21,243,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,243,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,243,739 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 21243739 can be evenly divided by 1 11 1,187 1,627 13,057 17,897 1,931,249 and 21,243,739, with no remainder.

Since 21,243,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,243,739, 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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