Q: Is 24,420,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,420,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,420,248 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 24420248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 883 1,766 3,457 3,532 6,914 7,064 13,828 27,656 3,052,531 6,105,062 12,210,124 and 24,420,248, with no remainder.

Since 24,420,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,420,248, 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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