Q: Is 24,104,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,104,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,104,142 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 24104142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 49,597 99,194 148,791 297,582 446,373 892,746 1,339,119 2,678,238 4,017,357 8,034,714 12,052,071 and 24,104,142, with no remainder.

Since 24,104,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,104,142, 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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