Q: Is 24,741,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,741,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,741,144 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 24741144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 343,627 687,254 1,030,881 1,374,508 2,061,762 2,749,016 3,092,643 4,123,524 6,185,286 8,247,048 12,370,572 and 24,741,144, with no remainder.

Since 24,741,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,741,144, 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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