Q: Is 21,422,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,422,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,422,420 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 21422420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,071,121 2,142,242 4,284,484 5,355,605 10,711,210 and 21,422,420, with no remainder.

Since 21,422,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,422,420, 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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