Q: Is 24,634,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,634,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,634,540 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 24634540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 175,961 351,922 703,844 879,805 1,231,727 1,759,610 2,463,454 3,519,220 4,926,908 6,158,635 12,317,270 and 24,634,540, with no remainder.

Since 24,634,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,634,540, 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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