Q: Is 24,061,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,061,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,061,662 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 24061662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 79 158 237 474 711 1,422 16,921 33,842 50,763 101,526 152,289 304,578 1,336,759 2,673,518 4,010,277 8,020,554 12,030,831 and 24,061,662, with no remainder.

Since 24,061,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,061,662, 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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