Q: Is 14,424,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 14,424,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 14,424,003 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 14424003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 53 99 159 477 583 1,749 2,749 5,247 8,247 24,741 30,239 90,717 145,697 272,151 437,091 1,311,273 1,602,667 4,808,001 and 14,424,003, with no remainder.

Since 14,424,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,424,003, 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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