Q: Is 24,744,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,744,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,744,740 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 24744740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 113 226 452 565 1,130 2,260 10,949 21,898 43,796 54,745 109,490 218,980 1,237,237 2,474,474 4,948,948 6,186,185 12,372,370 and 24,744,740, with no remainder.

Since 24,744,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,744,740, 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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