Q: Is 24,504,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,504,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,504,138 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 24504138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 36,793 73,586 110,379 220,758 331,137 662,274 1,361,341 2,722,682 4,084,023 8,168,046 12,252,069 and 24,504,138, with no remainder.

Since 24,504,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,504,138, 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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