Q: Is 24,704,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,704,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,704,656 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 24704656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 199 398 796 1,592 3,184 7,759 15,518 31,036 62,072 124,144 1,544,041 3,088,082 6,176,164 12,352,328 and 24,704,656, with no remainder.

Since 24,704,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,704,656, 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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