Q: Is 24,612,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,612,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,612,426 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 24612426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 31,799 63,598 95,397 190,794 286,191 572,382 1,367,357 2,734,714 4,102,071 8,204,142 12,306,213 and 24,612,426, with no remainder.

Since 24,612,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,612,426, 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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