Q: Is 21,382,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,382,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,382,242 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 21382242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 509,101 1,018,202 1,527,303 3,054,606 3,563,707 7,127,414 10,691,121 and 21,382,242, with no remainder.

Since 21,382,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,382,242, 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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