Q: Is 21,487,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,487,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,487,420 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 21487420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,074,371 2,148,742 4,297,484 5,371,855 10,743,710 and 21,487,420, with no remainder.

Since 21,487,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,487,420, 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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