Q: Is 24,594,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,594,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,594,248 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 24594248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 439,183 878,366 1,756,732 3,074,281 3,513,464 6,148,562 12,297,124 and 24,594,248, with no remainder.

Since 24,594,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,594,248, 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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