Q: Is 24,700,437 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,700,437 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,700,437 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 24700437 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 89 171 267 513 541 801 1,623 1,691 2,403 4,869 5,073 10,279 14,607 15,219 30,837 45,657 48,149 92,511 144,447 277,533 433,341 914,831 1,300,023 2,744,493 8,233,479 and 24,700,437, with no remainder.

Since 24,700,437 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,700,437, 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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