Q: Is 24,135,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,135,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,135,462 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 24135462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 34,381 68,762 103,143 206,286 309,429 446,953 618,858 893,906 928,287 1,340,859 1,856,574 2,681,718 4,022,577 8,045,154 12,067,731 and 24,135,462, with no remainder.

Since 24,135,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,135,462, 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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