Q: Is 24,555,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,555,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,555,012 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 24555012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 167 334 501 668 1,002 2,004 12,253 24,506 36,759 49,012 73,518 147,036 2,046,251 4,092,502 6,138,753 8,185,004 12,277,506 and 24,555,012, with no remainder.

Since 24,555,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,555,012, 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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