Q: Is 21,426,690 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,426,690 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,426,690 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 21426690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 714,223 1,428,446 2,142,669 3,571,115 4,285,338 7,142,230 10,713,345 and 21,426,690, with no remainder.

Since 21,426,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,426,690, 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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