Q: Is 24,482,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,482,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,482,258 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 24482258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 79 158 1,817 3,634 6,737 13,474 154,951 309,902 532,223 1,064,446 12,241,129 and 24,482,258, with no remainder.

Since 24,482,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,482,258, 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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