Q: Is 24,769,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,769,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,769,462 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 24769462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 149 298 1,933 3,866 6,407 12,814 83,119 166,238 288,017 576,034 12,384,731 and 24,769,462, with no remainder.

Since 24,769,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,769,462, 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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