Q: Is 21,342,718 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,342,718 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,342,718 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 21342718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 73 146 1,241 2,482 8,599 17,198 146,183 292,366 627,727 1,255,454 10,671,359 and 21,342,718, with no remainder.

Since 21,342,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,342,718, 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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