Q: Is 21,500,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,500,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,500,048 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 21500048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 179 358 716 1,432 2,864 7,507 15,014 30,028 60,056 120,112 1,343,753 2,687,506 5,375,012 10,750,024 and 21,500,048, with no remainder.

Since 21,500,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,500,048, 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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