Q: Is 24,700,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,700,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,700,842 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 24700842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 103 206 309 618 927 1,854 2,781 4,441 5,562 8,882 13,323 26,646 39,969 79,938 119,907 239,814 457,423 914,846 1,372,269 2,744,538 4,116,807 8,233,614 12,350,421 and 24,700,842, with no remainder.

Since 24,700,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,700,842, 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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