Q: Is 24,246,618 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,246,618 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,246,618 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 24246618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 37 66 74 111 222 407 814 1,221 2,442 9,929 19,858 29,787 59,574 109,219 218,438 327,657 367,373 655,314 734,746 1,102,119 2,204,238 4,041,103 8,082,206 12,123,309 and 24,246,618, with no remainder.

Since 24,246,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,246,618, 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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