Q: Is 24,002,546 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,002,546 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,002,546 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 24002546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 73 146 2,117 4,234 5,669 11,338 164,401 328,802 413,837 827,674 12,001,273 and 24,002,546, with no remainder.

Since 24,002,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,002,546, 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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