Q: Is 24,203,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,203,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,203,242 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 24203242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 137 274 959 1,918 12,619 25,238 88,333 176,666 1,728,803 3,457,606 12,101,621 and 24,203,242, with no remainder.

Since 24,203,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,203,242, 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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