Q: Is 24,679,858 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,679,858 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,679,858 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 24679858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 337 674 2,359 4,718 5,231 10,462 36,617 73,234 1,762,847 3,525,694 12,339,929 and 24,679,858, with no remainder.

Since 24,679,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,679,858, 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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