Q: Is 24,453,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,453,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,453,642 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 24453642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 103 206 309 618 39,569 79,138 118,707 237,414 4,075,607 8,151,214 12,226,821 and 24,453,642, with no remainder.

Since 24,453,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,453,642, 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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