Q: Is 24,006,861 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,006,861 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,006,861 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 24006861 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 81 171 361 513 821 1,083 1,539 2,463 3,249 7,389 9,747 15,599 22,167 29,241 46,797 66,501 140,391 296,381 421,173 889,143 1,263,519 2,667,429 8,002,287 and 24,006,861, with no remainder.

Since 24,006,861 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,006,861, 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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