Q: Is 24,542,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,542,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,542,421 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 24542421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 163 489 1,619 4,857 5,053 15,159 50,189 150,567 263,897 791,691 8,180,807 and 24,542,421, with no remainder.

Since 24,542,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,542,421, 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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