Q: Is 24,243,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,243,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,243,873 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 24243873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 71 129 213 2,647 3,053 7,941 9,159 113,821 187,937 341,463 563,811 8,081,291 and 24,243,873, with no remainder.

Since 24,243,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,243,873, 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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