Q: Is 24,746,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,746,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,746,740 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 24746740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 65,123 130,246 260,492 325,615 651,230 1,237,337 1,302,460 2,474,674 4,949,348 6,186,685 12,373,370 and 24,746,740, with no remainder.

Since 24,746,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,746,740, 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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