Q: Is 24,200,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,200,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,200,238 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 24200238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 383 766 1,149 2,298 10,531 21,062 31,593 63,186 4,033,373 8,066,746 12,100,119 and 24,200,238, with no remainder.

Since 24,200,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,200,238, 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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