Q: Is 24,142,465 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,142,465 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,142,465 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 24142465 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 431 659 2,155 3,295 7,327 11,203 36,635 56,015 284,029 1,420,145 4,828,493 and 24,142,465, with no remainder.

Since 24,142,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,142,465, 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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