Q: Is 21,842,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,842,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,842,215 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 21842215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 673 3,365 6,491 32,455 4,368,443 and 21,842,215, with no remainder.

Since 21,842,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,842,215, 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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