Q: Is 24,540,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,540,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,540,568 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 24540568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 235,967 471,934 943,868 1,887,736 3,067,571 6,135,142 12,270,284 and 24,540,568, with no remainder.

Since 24,540,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,540,568, 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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