Q: Is 24,226,623 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,226,623 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,226,623 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 24226623 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 97 291 873 27,751 83,253 249,759 2,691,847 8,075,541 and 24,226,623, with no remainder.

Since 24,226,623 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,226,623, 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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