Q: Is 24,143,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,143,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,143,509 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 24143509 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 73 103 169 247 949 1,339 1,387 1,957 3,211 7,519 12,337 17,407 18,031 25,441 97,747 142,861 234,403 330,733 1,270,711 1,857,193 and 24,143,509, with no remainder.

Since 24,143,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,143,509, 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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