Q: Is 24,138,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,138,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,138,478 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 24138478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 49 91 98 182 637 1,274 18,947 37,894 132,629 246,311 265,258 492,622 928,403 1,724,177 1,856,806 3,448,354 12,069,239 and 24,138,478, with no remainder.

Since 24,138,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,138,478, 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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