Q: Is 24,400,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,400,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,400,142 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 24400142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 247 494 49,393 98,786 642,109 938,467 1,284,218 1,876,934 12,200,071 and 24,400,142, with no remainder.

Since 24,400,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,400,142, 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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