Q: Is 21,247,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,247,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,247,237 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 21247237 can be evenly divided by 1 11 89 121 979 1,973 10,769 21,703 175,597 238,733 1,931,567 and 21,247,237, with no remainder.

Since 21,247,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,247,237, 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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