Q: Is 24,462,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,462,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,462,420 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 24462420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 407,707 815,414 1,223,121 1,630,828 2,038,535 2,446,242 4,077,070 4,892,484 6,115,605 8,154,140 12,231,210 and 24,462,420, with no remainder.

Since 24,462,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,462,420, 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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