Q: Is 24,212,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,212,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,212,342 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 24212342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 121 154 242 847 1,694 14,293 28,586 100,051 157,223 200,102 314,446 1,100,561 1,729,453 2,201,122 3,458,906 12,106,171 and 24,212,342, with no remainder.

Since 24,212,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,212,342, 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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