Q: Is 24,118,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,118,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,118,245 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 24118245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 193 579 965 1,737 2,777 2,895 8,331 8,685 13,885 24,993 41,655 124,965 535,961 1,607,883 2,679,805 4,823,649 8,039,415 and 24,118,245, with no remainder.

Since 24,118,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,118,245, 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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