Q: Is 24,173,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,173,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,173,738 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 24173738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 62 589 1,178 20,521 41,042 389,899 636,151 779,798 1,272,302 12,086,869 and 24,173,738, with no remainder.

Since 24,173,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,173,738, 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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