Q: Is 24,678,861 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,678,861 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,678,861 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 24678861 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 113 129 339 1,693 4,859 5,079 14,577 72,799 191,309 218,397 573,927 8,226,287 and 24,678,861, with no remainder.

Since 24,678,861 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,678,861, 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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