Q: Is 24,136,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,136,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,136,242 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 24136242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 169 338 507 1,014 1,831 2,197 3,662 4,394 5,493 6,591 10,986 13,182 23,803 47,606 71,409 142,818 309,439 618,878 928,317 1,856,634 4,022,707 8,045,414 12,068,121 and 24,136,242, with no remainder.

Since 24,136,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,136,242, 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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