Q: Is 24,118,803 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,118,803 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,118,803 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 24118803 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 131 393 1,179 2,273 3,537 6,819 10,611 20,457 61,371 184,113 297,763 893,289 2,679,867 8,039,601 and 24,118,803, with no remainder.

Since 24,118,803 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,118,803, 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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