Q: Is 24,240,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,240,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,240,342 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 24240342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 577,151 1,154,302 1,731,453 3,462,906 4,040,057 8,080,114 12,120,171 and 24,240,342, with no remainder.

Since 24,240,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,240,342, 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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