Q: Is 24,542,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,542,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,542,331 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 24542331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 109 327 1,199 3,597 6,823 20,469 75,053 225,159 743,707 2,231,121 8,180,777 and 24,542,331, with no remainder.

Since 24,542,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,542,331, 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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