Q: Is 24,203,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,203,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,203,498 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 24203498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 31 46 62 253 341 506 682 713 1,426 1,543 3,086 7,843 15,686 16,973 33,946 35,489 47,833 70,978 95,666 390,379 526,163 780,758 1,052,326 1,100,159 2,200,318 12,101,749 and 24,203,498, with no remainder.

Since 24,203,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,203,498, 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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