Q: Is 24,703,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,703,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,703,494 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 24703494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 223 446 499 669 998 1,338 1,497 2,994 8,251 16,502 18,463 24,753 36,926 49,506 55,389 110,778 111,277 222,554 333,831 667,662 4,117,249 8,234,498 12,351,747 and 24,703,494, with no remainder.

Since 24,703,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,703,494, 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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