Q: Is 21,423,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,423,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,423,042 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 21423042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 132,241 264,482 396,723 793,446 1,190,169 2,380,338 3,570,507 7,141,014 10,711,521 and 21,423,042, with no remainder.

Since 21,423,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,423,042, 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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