Q: Is 24,550,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,550,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,550,002 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 24550002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 167 334 501 1,002 1,503 3,006 8,167 16,334 24,501 49,002 73,503 147,006 1,363,889 2,727,778 4,091,667 8,183,334 12,275,001 and 24,550,002, with no remainder.

Since 24,550,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,550,002, 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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