Q: Is 24,520,461 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,520,461 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,520,461 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 24520461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 50,767 152,301 355,369 1,066,107 1,167,641 3,502,923 8,173,487 and 24,520,461, with no remainder.

Since 24,520,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,520,461, 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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