Q: Is 24,634,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,634,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,634,542 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 24634542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 701 1,402 2,103 4,206 5,857 11,714 17,571 35,142 4,105,757 8,211,514 12,317,271 and 24,634,542, with no remainder.

Since 24,634,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,634,542, 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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