Q: Is 24,123,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,123,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,123,042 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 24123042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 101 202 303 606 909 1,818 2,727 4,423 5,454 8,846 13,269 26,538 39,807 79,614 119,421 238,842 446,723 893,446 1,340,169 2,680,338 4,020,507 8,041,014 12,061,521 and 24,123,042, with no remainder.

Since 24,123,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,123,042, 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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