Q: Is 24,213,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,213,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,213,231 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 24213231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 29 63 87 203 261 457 609 841 1,371 1,827 2,523 3,199 4,113 5,887 7,569 9,597 13,253 17,661 28,791 39,759 52,983 92,771 119,277 278,313 384,337 834,939 1,153,011 2,690,359 3,459,033 8,071,077 and 24,213,231, with no remainder.

Since 24,213,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,213,231, 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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