Q: Is 24,239,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,239,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,239,997 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 24239997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 61 67 183 201 549 603 659 1,977 4,087 5,931 12,261 36,783 40,199 44,153 120,597 132,459 361,791 397,377 2,693,333 8,079,999 and 24,239,997, with no remainder.

Since 24,239,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,239,997, 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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