Q: Is 24,407,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,407,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,407,998 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 24407998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 241 482 641 1,282 19,039 38,078 50,639 101,278 154,481 308,962 12,203,999 and 24,407,998, with no remainder.

Since 24,407,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,407,998, 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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