Q: Is 24,897,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,897,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,897,642 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 24897642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 462 53,891 107,782 161,673 323,346 377,237 592,801 754,474 1,131,711 1,185,602 1,778,403 2,263,422 3,556,806 4,149,607 8,299,214 12,448,821 and 24,897,642, with no remainder.

Since 24,897,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,897,642, 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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