Q: Is 24,052,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,052,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,052,542 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 24052542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 137 174 274 411 822 1,009 2,018 3,027 3,973 6,054 7,946 11,919 23,838 29,261 58,522 87,783 138,233 175,566 276,466 414,699 829,398 4,008,757 8,017,514 12,026,271 and 24,052,542, with no remainder.

Since 24,052,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,052,542, 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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