Q: Is 21,742,569 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,742,569 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,742,569 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 21742569 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 37 111 333 65,293 195,879 587,637 2,415,841 7,247,523 and 21,742,569, with no remainder.

Since 21,742,569 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,742,569, it is not a prime number.


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