Q: Is 24,243,444 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,243,444 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,243,444 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 24243444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 673,429 1,346,858 2,020,287 2,693,716 4,040,574 6,060,861 8,081,148 12,121,722 and 24,243,444, with no remainder.

Since 24,243,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,243,444, 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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