Q: Is 21,402,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,402,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,402,704 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 21402704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 976 21,929 43,858 87,716 175,432 350,864 1,337,669 2,675,338 5,350,676 10,701,352 and 21,402,704, with no remainder.

Since 21,402,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,402,704, 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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