Q: Is 21,898,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 21,898,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 21,898,704 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 21898704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 456,223 912,446 1,368,669 1,824,892 2,737,338 3,649,784 5,474,676 7,299,568 10,949,352 and 21,898,704, with no remainder.

Since 21,898,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 21,898,704, 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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