Q: Is 10,491,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,491,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,491,248 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 10491248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 191 382 764 1,528 3,056 3,433 6,866 13,732 27,464 54,928 655,703 1,311,406 2,622,812 5,245,624 and 10,491,248, with no remainder.

Since 10,491,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,491,248, 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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