Q: Is 21,837,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,837,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,837,848 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 21837848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,217 2,243 2,434 4,486 4,868 8,972 9,736 17,944 2,729,731 5,459,462 10,918,924 and 21,837,848, with no remainder.

Since 21,837,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,837,848, 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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