Q: Is 24,291 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,291 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,291 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 24291 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 2,699 8,097 and 24,291, with no remainder.

Since 24,291 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,291, it is not a prime number.


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Number 24,28924,29024,29224,293
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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