Q: Is 24,372,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,372,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,372,438 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 24372438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,811 2,243 3,622 4,486 5,433 6,729 10,866 13,458 4,062,073 8,124,146 12,186,219 and 24,372,438, with no remainder.

Since 24,372,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,372,438, 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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