Q: Is 24,439,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,439,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,439,142 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 24439142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 49 91 98 182 637 1,274 19,183 38,366 134,281 249,379 268,562 498,758 939,967 1,745,653 1,879,934 3,491,306 12,219,571 and 24,439,142, with no remainder.

Since 24,439,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,439,142, 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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