Q: Is 24,789,486 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,789,486 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,789,486 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 24789486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 56,597 113,194 169,791 339,582 4,131,581 8,263,162 12,394,743 and 24,789,486, with no remainder.

Since 24,789,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,789,486, 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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