Q: Is 24,728,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,728,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,728,124 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 24728124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 967 1,934 2,131 2,901 3,868 4,262 5,802 6,393 8,524 11,604 12,786 25,572 2,060,677 4,121,354 6,182,031 8,242,708 12,364,062 and 24,728,124, with no remainder.

Since 24,728,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,728,124, 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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