Q: Is 21,424,014 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,424,014 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,424,014 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 21424014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 132,247 264,494 396,741 793,482 1,190,223 2,380,446 3,570,669 7,141,338 10,712,007 and 21,424,014, with no remainder.

Since 21,424,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,424,014, 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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