Q: Is 10,401,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,401,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,401,724 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 10401724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,511 1,721 3,022 3,442 6,044 6,884 2,600,431 5,200,862 and 10,401,724, with no remainder.

Since 10,401,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,401,724, 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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