Q: Is 24,617,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,617,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,617,428 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 24617428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 187 374 748 32,911 65,822 131,644 362,021 559,487 724,042 1,118,974 1,448,084 2,237,948 6,154,357 12,308,714 and 24,617,428, with no remainder.

Since 24,617,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,617,428, 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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