Q: Is 24,462,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,462,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,462,260 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 24462260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 359 718 1,436 1,795 3,407 3,590 6,814 7,180 13,628 17,035 34,070 68,140 1,223,113 2,446,226 4,892,452 6,115,565 12,231,130 and 24,462,260, with no remainder.

Since 24,462,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,462,260, 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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