Q: Is 24,101,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,101,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,101,042 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 24101042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 83 98 166 581 1,162 2,963 4,067 5,926 8,134 20,741 41,482 145,187 245,929 290,374 491,858 1,721,503 3,443,006 12,050,521 and 24,101,042, with no remainder.

Since 24,101,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,101,042, 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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