Q: Is 24,535,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,535,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,535,502 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 24535502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 211 422 1,097 2,194 11,183 22,366 58,141 116,282 231,467 462,934 12,267,751 and 24,535,502, with no remainder.

Since 24,535,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,535,502, 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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