Q: Is 21,246,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,246,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,246,902 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 21246902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 43 86 817 1,634 13,003 26,006 247,057 494,114 559,129 1,118,258 10,623,451 and 21,246,902, with no remainder.

Since 21,246,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,246,902, 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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