Q: Is 24,264,618 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,264,618 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,264,618 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 24264618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 137 274 411 822 959 1,918 2,877 4,217 5,754 8,434 12,651 25,302 29,519 59,038 88,557 177,114 577,729 1,155,458 1,733,187 3,466,374 4,044,103 8,088,206 12,132,309 and 24,264,618, with no remainder.

Since 24,264,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,264,618, 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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