Q: Is 24,860,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,860,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,860,601 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 24860601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 243 263 389 789 1,167 2,367 3,501 7,101 10,503 21,303 31,509 63,909 94,527 102,307 306,921 920,763 2,762,289 8,286,867 and 24,860,601, with no remainder.

Since 24,860,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,860,601, 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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