Q: Is 24,731,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,731,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,731,500 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 24731500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 49,463 98,926 197,852 247,315 494,630 989,260 1,236,575 2,473,150 4,946,300 6,182,875 12,365,750 and 24,731,500, with no remainder.

Since 24,731,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,731,500, 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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