Q: Is 24,262,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,262,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,262,342 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 24262342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 257 514 3,341 3,631 6,682 7,262 47,203 94,406 933,167 1,866,334 12,131,171 and 24,262,342, with no remainder.

Since 24,262,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,262,342, 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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