Q: Is 24,102,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,102,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,102,243 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 24102243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 33 51 99 153 187 561 1,683 14,321 42,963 128,889 157,531 243,457 472,593 730,371 1,417,779 2,191,113 2,678,027 8,034,081 and 24,102,243, with no remainder.

Since 24,102,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,102,243, 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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