Q: Is 24,021,858 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,021,858 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,021,858 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 24021858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 81,707 163,414 245,121 490,242 571,949 1,143,898 1,715,847 3,431,694 4,003,643 8,007,286 12,010,929 and 24,021,858, with no remainder.

Since 24,021,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,021,858, 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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