Q: Is 24,637,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,637,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,637,542 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 24637542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,051 2,102 3,153 3,907 6,306 7,814 11,721 23,442 4,106,257 8,212,514 12,318,771 and 24,637,542, with no remainder.

Since 24,637,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,637,542, 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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