Q: Is 24,118,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,118,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,118,958 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 24118958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 283 566 991 1,982 12,169 24,338 42,613 85,226 280,453 560,906 12,059,479 and 24,118,958, with no remainder.

Since 24,118,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,118,958, 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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