Q: Is 21,488,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,488,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,488,142 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 21488142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 275,489 550,978 826,467 1,652,934 3,581,357 7,162,714 10,744,071 and 21,488,142, with no remainder.

Since 21,488,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,488,142, 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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