Q: Is 24,244,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,244,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,244,131 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 24244131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 163 489 1,153 3,459 7,009 21,027 49,579 148,737 187,939 563,817 8,081,377 and 24,244,131, with no remainder.

Since 24,244,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,244,131, 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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