Q: Is 24,235,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,235,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,235,242 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 24235242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 31 58 62 87 93 174 186 899 1,798 2,697 4,493 5,394 8,986 13,479 26,958 130,297 139,283 260,594 278,566 390,891 417,849 781,782 835,698 4,039,207 8,078,414 12,117,621 and 24,235,242, with no remainder.

Since 24,235,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,235,242, 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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