Q: Is 24,562,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,562,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,562,002 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 24562002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 53 106 159 318 77,239 154,478 231,717 463,434 4,093,667 8,187,334 12,281,001 and 24,562,002, with no remainder.

Since 24,562,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,562,002, 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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