Q: Is 24,707,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,707,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,707,724 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 24707724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 67 79 134 158 201 237 268 316 389 402 474 778 804 948 1,167 1,556 2,334 4,668 5,293 10,586 15,879 21,172 26,063 30,731 31,758 52,126 61,462 63,516 78,189 92,193 104,252 122,924 156,378 184,386 312,756 368,772 2,058,977 4,117,954 6,176,931 8,235,908 12,353,862 and 24,707,724, with no remainder.

Since 24,707,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,707,724, 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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