Q: Is 24,712,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,712,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,712,460 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 24712460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 331 662 1,324 1,655 3,310 3,733 6,620 7,466 14,932 18,665 37,330 74,660 1,235,623 2,471,246 4,942,492 6,178,115 12,356,230 and 24,712,460, with no remainder.

Since 24,712,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,712,460, 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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