Q: Is 24,524,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,524,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,524,724 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 24524724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 41 42 82 84 123 164 246 287 492 574 861 1,148 1,722 3,444 7,121 14,242 21,363 28,484 42,726 49,847 85,452 99,694 149,541 199,388 291,961 299,082 583,922 598,164 875,883 1,167,844 1,751,766 2,043,727 3,503,532 4,087,454 6,131,181 8,174,908 12,262,362 and 24,524,724, with no remainder.

Since 24,524,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,524,724, 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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