Q: Is 21,424,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,424,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,424,300 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 21424300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 214,243 428,486 856,972 1,071,215 2,142,430 4,284,860 5,356,075 10,712,150 and 21,424,300, with no remainder.

Since 21,424,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,424,300, 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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