Q: Is 2,424,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,424,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,424,642 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 2424642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 102 187 374 561 1,122 2,161 4,322 6,483 12,966 23,771 36,737 47,542 71,313 73,474 110,211 142,626 220,422 404,107 808,214 1,212,321 and 2,424,642, with no remainder.

Since 2,424,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,424,642, 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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