Q: Is 24,991,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,991,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,991,504 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 24991504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 53,861 107,722 215,444 430,888 861,776 1,561,969 3,123,938 6,247,876 12,495,752 and 24,991,504, with no remainder.

Since 24,991,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,991,504, 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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