Q: Is 24,443,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,443,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,443,442 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 24443442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,357,969 2,715,938 4,073,907 8,147,814 12,221,721 and 24,443,442, with no remainder.

Since 24,443,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,443,442, 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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