Q: Is 24,502,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,502,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,502,998 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 24502998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 137 274 411 822 1,781 2,293 3,562 4,586 5,343 6,879 10,686 13,758 29,809 59,618 89,427 178,854 314,141 628,282 942,423 1,884,846 4,083,833 8,167,666 12,251,499 and 24,502,998, with no remainder.

Since 24,502,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,502,998, 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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