Q: Is 21,428,470 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,428,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,428,470 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 21428470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 306,121 612,242 1,530,605 2,142,847 3,061,210 4,285,694 10,714,235 and 21,428,470, with no remainder.

Since 21,428,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,428,470, 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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