Q: Is 24,143,203 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,143,203 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,143,203 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 24143203 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 37 97 217 259 679 961 1,147 3,007 3,589 6,727 8,029 21,049 25,123 35,557 93,217 111,259 248,899 652,519 778,813 3,449,029 and 24,143,203, with no remainder.

Since 24,143,203 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,143,203, 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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