Q: Is 24,738,174 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,738,174 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,738,174 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 24738174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 53 106 159 318 477 954 25,931 51,862 77,793 155,586 233,379 466,758 1,374,343 2,748,686 4,123,029 8,246,058 12,369,087 and 24,738,174, with no remainder.

Since 24,738,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,738,174, 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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