Q: Is 24,444,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,444,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,444,423 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 24444423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 81 207 621 1,863 13,121 39,363 118,089 301,783 354,267 905,349 1,062,801 2,716,047 8,148,141 and 24,444,423, with no remainder.

Since 24,444,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,444,423, 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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