Q: Is 24,381,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,381,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,381,738 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 24381738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 317 634 951 1,902 2,853 4,273 5,706 8,546 12,819 25,638 38,457 76,914 1,354,541 2,709,082 4,063,623 8,127,246 12,190,869 and 24,381,738, with no remainder.

Since 24,381,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,381,738, 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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