Q: Is 24,214,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,214,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,214,242 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 24214242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 310,439 620,878 931,317 1,862,634 4,035,707 8,071,414 12,107,121 and 24,214,242, with no remainder.

Since 24,214,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,214,242, 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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