Q: Is 24,142,323 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,142,323 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,142,323 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 24142323 can be evenly divided by 1 3 173 181 257 519 543 771 31,313 44,461 46,517 93,939 133,383 139,551 8,047,441 and 24,142,323, with no remainder.

Since 24,142,323 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,142,323, 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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