Q: Is 24,600,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,600,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,600,042 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 24600042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 43 74 86 111 129 222 258 333 387 666 774 859 1,591 1,718 2,577 3,182 4,773 5,154 7,731 9,546 14,319 15,462 28,638 31,783 36,937 63,566 73,874 95,349 110,811 190,698 221,622 286,047 332,433 572,094 664,866 1,366,669 2,733,338 4,100,007 8,200,014 12,300,021 and 24,600,042, with no remainder.

Since 24,600,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,600,042, 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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