Q: Is 24,046,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,046,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,046,246 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 24046246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,187 1,447 2,374 2,894 8,309 10,129 16,618 20,258 1,717,589 3,435,178 12,023,123 and 24,046,246, with no remainder.

Since 24,046,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,046,246, 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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