Q: Is 24,737,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,737,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,737,342 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 24737342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 991 1,783 1,982 3,566 6,937 12,481 13,874 24,962 1,766,953 3,533,906 12,368,671 and 24,737,342, with no remainder.

Since 24,737,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,737,342, 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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