Q: Is 24,922,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,922,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,922,242 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 24922242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 153,841 307,682 461,523 923,046 1,384,569 2,769,138 4,153,707 8,307,414 12,461,121 and 24,922,242, with no remainder.

Since 24,922,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,922,242, 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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