Q: Is 21,460,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,460,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,460,002 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 21460002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,669 2,143 3,338 4,286 5,007 6,429 10,014 12,858 3,576,667 7,153,334 10,730,001 and 21,460,002, with no remainder.

Since 21,460,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,460,002, 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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