Q: Is 24,423,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,423,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,423,542 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 24423542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 169 286 338 1,859 3,718 6,569 13,138 72,259 85,397 144,518 170,794 939,367 1,110,161 1,878,734 2,220,322 12,211,771 and 24,423,542, with no remainder.

Since 24,423,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,423,542, 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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