Q: Is 24,231,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,231,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,231,746 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 24231746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 157,349 314,698 1,101,443 1,730,839 2,202,886 3,461,678 12,115,873 and 24,231,746, with no remainder.

Since 24,231,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,231,746, 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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