Q: Is 24,460,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,460,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,460,605 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 24460605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 195 585 41,813 125,439 209,065 376,317 543,569 627,195 1,630,707 1,881,585 2,717,845 4,892,121 8,153,535 and 24,460,605, with no remainder.

Since 24,460,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,460,605, 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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