Q: Is 24,249,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,249,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,249,846 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 24249846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 67 134 179 201 337 358 402 537 674 1,011 1,074 2,022 11,993 22,579 23,986 35,979 45,158 60,323 67,737 71,958 120,646 135,474 180,969 361,938 4,041,641 8,083,282 12,124,923 and 24,249,846, with no remainder.

Since 24,249,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,249,846, 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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