Q: Is 24,136,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,136,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,136,542 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 24136542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 148,991 297,982 446,973 893,946 1,340,919 2,681,838 4,022,757 8,045,514 12,068,271 and 24,136,542, with no remainder.

Since 24,136,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,136,542, 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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