Q: Is 24,238,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,238,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,238,262 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 24238262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 59 118 361 569 722 1,121 1,138 2,242 10,811 21,299 21,622 33,571 42,598 67,142 205,409 410,818 637,849 1,275,698 12,119,131 and 24,238,262, with no remainder.

Since 24,238,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,238,262, 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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