Q: Is 24,342,374 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,342,374 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,342,374 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 24342374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 74 259 518 46,993 93,986 328,951 657,902 1,738,741 3,477,482 12,171,187 and 24,342,374, with no remainder.

Since 24,342,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,342,374, 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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