Q: Is 24,142,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,142,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,142,424 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 24142424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 349 698 1,396 2,792 8,647 17,294 34,588 69,176 3,017,803 6,035,606 12,071,212 and 24,142,424, with no remainder.

Since 24,142,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,142,424, 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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