Q: Is 24,731,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,731,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,731,502 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 24731502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 59 114 118 177 354 1,121 2,242 3,363 3,677 6,726 7,354 11,031 22,062 69,863 139,726 209,589 216,943 419,178 433,886 650,829 1,301,658 4,121,917 8,243,834 12,365,751 and 24,731,502, with no remainder.

Since 24,731,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,731,502, 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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