Q: Is 24,732,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,732,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,732,243 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 24732243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 37 57 111 171 333 513 703 999 1,303 2,109 3,909 6,327 11,727 18,981 24,757 35,181 48,211 74,271 144,633 222,813 433,899 668,439 916,009 1,301,697 2,748,027 8,244,081 and 24,732,243, with no remainder.

Since 24,732,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,732,243, 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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