Q: Is 24,848,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,848,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,848,420 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 24848420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,242,421 2,484,842 4,969,684 6,212,105 12,424,210 and 24,848,420, with no remainder.

Since 24,848,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,848,420, 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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