Q: Is 21,425,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,425,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,425,424 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 21425424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 446,363 892,726 1,339,089 1,785,452 2,678,178 3,570,904 5,356,356 7,141,808 10,712,712 and 21,425,424, with no remainder.

Since 21,425,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,425,424, 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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