Q: Is 24,487,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,487,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,487,744 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 24487744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 382,621 765,242 1,530,484 3,060,968 6,121,936 12,243,872 and 24,487,744, with no remainder.

Since 24,487,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,487,744, 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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