Q: Is 24,234,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,234,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,234,238 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 24234238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 193 386 1,351 2,702 8,969 17,938 62,783 125,566 1,731,017 3,462,034 12,117,119 and 24,234,238, with no remainder.

Since 24,234,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,234,238, 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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