Q: Is 24,683,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,683,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,683,462 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 24683462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 43 46 86 989 1,978 12,479 24,958 287,017 536,597 574,034 1,073,194 12,341,731 and 24,683,462, with no remainder.

Since 24,683,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,683,462, 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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