Q: Is 24,144,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,144,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,144,342 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 24144342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 174,959 349,918 524,877 1,049,754 4,024,057 8,048,114 12,072,171 and 24,144,342, with no remainder.

Since 24,144,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,144,342, 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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