Q: Is 24,434,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,434,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,434,238 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 24434238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 267 534 45,757 91,514 137,271 274,542 4,072,373 8,144,746 12,217,119 and 24,434,238, with no remainder.

Since 24,434,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,434,238, 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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