Q: Is 24,420,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,420,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,420,243 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 24420243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 79 167 237 501 617 1,851 13,193 39,579 48,743 103,039 146,229 309,117 8,140,081 and 24,420,243, with no remainder.

Since 24,420,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,420,243, 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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