Q: Is 21,436,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,436,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,436,248 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 21436248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 67 134 201 268 402 536 804 1,608 13,331 26,662 39,993 53,324 79,986 106,648 159,972 319,944 893,177 1,786,354 2,679,531 3,572,708 5,359,062 7,145,416 10,718,124 and 21,436,248, with no remainder.

Since 21,436,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,436,248, 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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