Q: Is 24,642,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,642,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,642,608 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 24642608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,193 1,291 2,386 2,582 4,772 5,164 9,544 10,328 19,088 20,656 1,540,163 3,080,326 6,160,652 12,321,304 and 24,642,608, with no remainder.

Since 24,642,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,642,608, 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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