Q: Is 24,159,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,159,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,159,958 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 24159958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 29 34 58 107 214 229 458 493 986 1,819 3,103 3,638 3,893 6,206 6,641 7,786 13,282 24,503 49,006 52,751 105,502 112,897 225,794 416,551 710,587 833,102 1,421,174 12,079,979 and 24,159,958, with no remainder.

Since 24,159,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,159,958, 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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