Q: Is 24,901,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,901,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,901,962 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 24901962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 37 46 69 74 111 138 222 851 1,702 2,553 4,877 5,106 9,754 14,631 29,262 112,171 180,449 224,342 336,513 360,898 541,347 673,026 1,082,694 4,150,327 8,300,654 12,450,981 and 24,901,962, with no remainder.

Since 24,901,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,901,962, 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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