Q: Is 24,579,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,579,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,579,148 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 24579148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 173 346 692 1,903 3,229 3,806 6,458 7,612 12,916 35,519 71,038 142,076 558,617 1,117,234 2,234,468 6,144,787 12,289,574 and 24,579,148, with no remainder.

Since 24,579,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,579,148, 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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