Q: Is 24,536,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,536,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,536,038 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 24536038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 131 142 262 1,319 2,638 9,301 18,602 93,649 172,789 187,298 345,578 12,268,019 and 24,536,038, with no remainder.

Since 24,536,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,536,038, 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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