Q: Is 24,589,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,589,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,589,131 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 24589131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 47 49 141 147 329 987 2,303 3,559 6,909 10,677 24,913 74,739 167,273 174,391 501,819 523,173 1,170,911 3,512,733 8,196,377 and 24,589,131, with no remainder.

Since 24,589,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,589,131, 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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