Q: Is 24,693,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,693,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,693,238 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 24693238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 131 262 307 614 40,217 80,434 94,249 188,498 12,346,619 and 24,693,238, with no remainder.

Since 24,693,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,693,238, 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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