Q: Is 24,302,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,302,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,302,159 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 24302159 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 59 133 163 361 413 1,121 1,141 2,527 3,097 7,847 9,617 21,299 21,679 58,843 67,319 149,093 182,723 411,901 1,279,061 3,471,737 and 24,302,159, with no remainder.

Since 24,302,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,302,159, 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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