Q: Is 24,506,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,506,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,506,442 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 24506442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 453,823 907,646 1,361,469 2,722,938 4,084,407 8,168,814 12,253,221 and 24,506,442, with no remainder.

Since 24,506,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,506,442, 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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