Q: Is 21,428,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,428,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,428,462 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 21428462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 107 214 1,177 2,354 9,103 18,206 100,133 200,266 974,021 1,948,042 10,714,231 and 21,428,462, with no remainder.

Since 21,428,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,428,462, 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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