Q: Is 24,460,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,460,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,460,962 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 24460962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 127 141 254 282 381 683 762 1,366 2,049 4,098 5,969 11,938 17,907 32,101 35,814 64,202 86,741 96,303 173,482 192,606 260,223 520,446 4,076,827 8,153,654 12,230,481 and 24,460,962, with no remainder.

Since 24,460,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,460,962, 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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