Q: Is 24,842,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,842,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,842,338 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 24842338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 73 146 1,241 2,482 10,009 20,018 170,153 340,306 730,657 1,461,314 12,421,169 and 24,842,338, with no remainder.

Since 24,842,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,842,338, 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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