Q: Is 24,428,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,428,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,428,229 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 24428229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 263 789 1,841 4,423 5,523 13,269 30,961 92,883 1,163,249 3,489,747 8,142,743 and 24,428,229, with no remainder.

Since 24,428,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,428,229, 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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