Q: Is 24,959,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,959,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,959,558 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 24959558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 227 454 2,951 4,229 5,902 8,458 54,977 109,954 959,983 1,919,966 12,479,779 and 24,959,558, with no remainder.

Since 24,959,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,959,558, 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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