Q: Is 24,024,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,024,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,024,042 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 24024042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 190,667 381,334 572,001 1,144,002 1,334,669 1,716,003 2,669,338 3,432,006 4,004,007 8,008,014 12,012,021 and 24,024,042, with no remainder.

Since 24,024,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,024,042, 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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