Q: Is 24,271,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,271,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,271,730 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 24271730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 346,739 693,478 1,733,695 2,427,173 3,467,390 4,854,346 12,135,865 and 24,271,730, with no remainder.

Since 24,271,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,271,730, 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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