Q: Is 24,124,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,124,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,124,602 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 24124602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 55,079 110,158 165,237 330,474 4,020,767 8,041,534 12,062,301 and 24,124,602, with no remainder.

Since 24,124,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,124,602, 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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