Q: Is 24,707,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,707,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,707,720 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 24707720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 617,693 1,235,386 2,470,772 3,088,465 4,941,544 6,176,930 12,353,860 and 24,707,720, with no remainder.

Since 24,707,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,707,720, 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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