Q: Is 213,142,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 213,142,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 213,142,424 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 213142424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 2,422,073 4,844,146 9,688,292 19,376,584 26,642,803 53,285,606 106,571,212 and 213,142,424, with no remainder.

Since 213,142,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,142,424, 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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