Q: Is 24,693,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,693,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,693,948 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 24693948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 37 74 111 148 222 333 444 666 1,332 18,539 37,078 55,617 74,156 111,234 166,851 222,468 333,702 667,404 685,943 1,371,886 2,057,829 2,743,772 4,115,658 6,173,487 8,231,316 12,346,974 and 24,693,948, with no remainder.

Since 24,693,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,693,948, 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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