Q: Is 21,402,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,402,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,402,017 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 21402017 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 251 937 1,757 3,263 6,559 12,181 22,841 85,267 235,187 1,646,309 3,057,431 and 21,402,017, with no remainder.

Since 21,402,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,402,017, 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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