Q: Is 24,240,643 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,240,643 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,240,643 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 24240643 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 49 137 157 161 959 1,099 1,127 3,151 3,611 6,713 7,693 21,509 22,057 25,277 150,563 154,399 176,939 494,707 1,053,941 3,462,949 and 24,240,643, with no remainder.

Since 24,240,643 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,240,643, 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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