Q: Is 24,116,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,116,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,116,642 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 24116642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 374 64,483 128,966 709,313 1,096,211 1,418,626 2,192,422 12,058,321 and 24,116,642, with no remainder.

Since 24,116,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,116,642, 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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