Q: Is 21,424,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,424,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,424,017 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 21424017 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 41 69 123 943 2,829 7,573 22,719 174,179 310,493 522,537 931,479 7,141,339 and 21,424,017, with no remainder.

Since 21,424,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,424,017, 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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