Q: Is 24,462,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,462,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,462,006 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 24462006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 89 114 178 267 534 1,691 2,411 3,382 4,822 5,073 7,233 10,146 14,466 45,809 91,618 137,427 214,579 274,854 429,158 643,737 1,287,474 4,077,001 8,154,002 12,231,003 and 24,462,006, with no remainder.

Since 24,462,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,462,006, 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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