Q: Is 24,140,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,140,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,140,431 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 24140431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 41 133 233 287 361 779 1,631 2,527 4,427 5,453 9,553 14,801 30,989 66,871 84,113 103,607 181,507 588,791 1,270,549 3,448,633 and 24,140,431, with no remainder.

Since 24,140,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,140,431, 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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