Q: Is 20,724,309 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,724,309 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,724,309 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 20724309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 163 277 459 489 831 1,467 2,493 2,771 4,401 4,709 7,479 8,313 14,127 24,939 42,381 45,151 74,817 127,143 135,453 406,359 767,567 1,219,077 2,302,701 6,908,103 and 20,724,309, with no remainder.

Since 20,724,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,724,309, 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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