Q: Is 24,506,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,506,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,506,139 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 24506139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 223 669 1,561 4,683 5,233 15,699 36,631 109,893 1,166,959 3,500,877 8,168,713 and 24,506,139, with no remainder.

Since 24,506,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,506,139, 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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