Q: Is 24,706,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,706,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,706,462 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 24706462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 157 253 311 314 506 622 1,727 3,421 3,454 3,611 6,842 7,153 7,222 14,306 39,721 48,827 78,683 79,442 97,654 157,366 537,097 1,074,194 1,123,021 2,246,042 12,353,231 and 24,706,462, with no remainder.

Since 24,706,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,706,462, 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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