Q: Is 24,430,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,430,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,430,142 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 24430142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 157 242 314 643 1,286 1,727 3,454 7,073 14,146 18,997 37,994 77,803 100,951 155,606 201,902 1,110,461 2,220,922 12,215,071 and 24,430,142, with no remainder.

Since 24,430,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,430,142, 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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