Q: Is 24,040,638 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,040,638 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,040,638 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 24040638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 148,399 296,798 445,197 890,394 1,335,591 2,671,182 4,006,773 8,013,546 12,020,319 and 24,040,638, with no remainder.

Since 24,040,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,040,638, 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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