Q: Is 21,489,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,489,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,489,508 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 21489508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 103 172 206 412 1,213 2,426 4,429 4,852 8,858 17,716 52,159 104,318 124,939 208,636 249,878 499,756 5,372,377 10,744,754 and 21,489,508, with no remainder.

Since 21,489,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,489,508, 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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