Q: Is 24,311,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,311,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,311,442 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 24311442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 41 74 82 111 123 222 246 1,517 2,671 3,034 4,551 5,342 8,013 9,102 16,026 98,827 109,511 197,654 219,022 296,481 328,533 592,962 657,066 4,051,907 8,103,814 12,155,721 and 24,311,442, with no remainder.

Since 24,311,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,311,442, 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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