Q: Is 24,402,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,402,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,402,429 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 24402429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 349 457 1,047 1,371 3,141 4,113 5,933 7,769 17,799 23,307 53,397 69,921 159,493 478,479 1,435,437 2,711,381 8,134,143 and 24,402,429, with no remainder.

Since 24,402,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,402,429, 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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