Q: Is 24,496,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,496,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,496,968 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 24496968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,020,707 2,041,414 3,062,121 4,082,828 6,124,242 8,165,656 12,248,484 and 24,496,968, with no remainder.

Since 24,496,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,496,968, 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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