Q: Is 24,586,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,586,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,586,248 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 24586248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,024,427 2,048,854 3,073,281 4,097,708 6,146,562 8,195,416 12,293,124 and 24,586,248, with no remainder.

Since 24,586,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,586,248, 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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