Q: Is 21,427,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,427,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,427,494 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 21427494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 97 194 291 582 1,067 2,134 3,201 3,347 6,402 6,694 10,041 20,082 36,817 73,634 110,451 220,902 324,659 649,318 973,977 1,947,954 3,571,249 7,142,498 10,713,747 and 21,427,494, with no remainder.

Since 21,427,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,427,494, 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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