Q: Is 24,012,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,012,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,012,998 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 24012998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 79 158 361 421 722 842 1,501 3,002 7,999 15,998 28,519 33,259 57,038 66,518 151,981 303,962 631,921 1,263,842 12,006,499 and 24,012,998, with no remainder.

Since 24,012,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,012,998, 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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