Q: Is 24,280,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,280,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,280,492 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 24280492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 79 158 316 76,837 153,674 307,348 6,070,123 12,140,246 and 24,280,492, with no remainder.

Since 24,280,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,280,492, 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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