Q: Is 21,268,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,268,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,268,788 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 21268788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,772,399 3,544,798 5,317,197 7,089,596 10,634,394 and 21,268,788, with no remainder.

Since 21,268,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,268,788, 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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