Q: Is 24,143,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,143,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,143,229 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 24143229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 243,871 731,613 2,194,839 2,682,581 8,047,743 and 24,143,229, with no remainder.

Since 24,143,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,143,229, 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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