Q: Is 24,219,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,219,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,219,999 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 24219999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 401 1,203 2,237 3,609 6,711 10,827 20,133 60,399 897,037 2,691,111 8,073,333 and 24,219,999, with no remainder.

Since 24,219,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,219,999, 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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