Q: Is 21,742,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,742,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,742,431 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 21742431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 83 87 249 2,407 3,011 7,221 9,033 87,319 249,913 261,957 749,739 7,247,477 and 21,742,431, with no remainder.

Since 21,742,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,742,431, 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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