Q: Is 24,835,284 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,835,284 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,835,284 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 24835284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 689,869 1,379,738 2,069,607 2,759,476 4,139,214 6,208,821 8,278,428 12,417,642 and 24,835,284, with no remainder.

Since 24,835,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,835,284, 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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