Q: Is 24,857,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,857,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,857,648 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 24857648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 139 278 556 1,112 2,224 11,177 22,354 44,708 89,416 178,832 1,553,603 3,107,206 6,214,412 12,428,824 and 24,857,648, with no remainder.

Since 24,857,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,857,648, 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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