Q: Is 24,300,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,300,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,300,238 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 24300238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 131 137 262 274 677 1,354 17,947 35,894 88,687 92,749 177,374 185,498 12,150,119 and 24,300,238, with no remainder.

Since 24,300,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,300,238, 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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