Q: Is 24,626,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,626,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,626,423 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 24626423 can be evenly divided by 1 29 37 59 389 1,073 1,711 2,183 11,281 14,393 22,951 63,307 417,397 665,579 849,187 and 24,626,423, with no remainder.

Since 24,626,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,626,423, 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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