Q: Is 24,072,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,072,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,072,498 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 24072498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 461 922 967 1,383 1,934 2,766 2,901 4,149 5,802 8,298 8,703 12,447 17,406 24,894 26,109 52,218 445,787 891,574 1,337,361 2,674,722 4,012,083 8,024,166 12,036,249 and 24,072,498, with no remainder.

Since 24,072,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,072,498, 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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