Q: Is 21,474,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,474,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,474,748 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 21474748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,039 2,633 4,078 5,266 8,156 10,532 5,368,687 10,737,374 and 21,474,748, with no remainder.

Since 21,474,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,474,748, 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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