Q: Is 24,230,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,230,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,230,421 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 24230421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 389 769 1,167 2,307 3,501 6,921 10,503 20,763 31,509 62,289 299,141 897,423 2,692,269 8,076,807 and 24,230,421, with no remainder.

Since 24,230,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,230,421, 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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