Q: Is 24,432,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,432,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,432,426 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 24432426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 179 358 537 1,074 1,611 3,222 7,583 15,166 22,749 45,498 68,247 136,494 1,357,357 2,714,714 4,072,071 8,144,142 12,216,213 and 24,432,426, with no remainder.

Since 24,432,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,432,426, 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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