Q: Is 24,741,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,741,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,741,740 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 24741740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 47 94 188 235 470 940 26,321 52,642 105,284 131,605 263,210 526,420 1,237,087 2,474,174 4,948,348 6,185,435 12,370,870 and 24,741,740, with no remainder.

Since 24,741,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,741,740, 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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