Q: Is 24,021,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,021,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,021,442 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 24021442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 179 358 3,043 3,947 6,086 7,894 67,099 134,198 706,513 1,413,026 12,010,721 and 24,021,442, with no remainder.

Since 24,021,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,021,442, 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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