Q: Is 21,436,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,436,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,436,012 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 21436012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 73 146 292 949 1,898 3,796 5,647 11,294 22,588 73,411 146,822 293,644 412,231 824,462 1,648,924 5,359,003 10,718,006 and 21,436,012, with no remainder.

Since 21,436,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,436,012, 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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