Q: Is 24,746,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,746,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,746,742 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 24746742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 186 279 558 837 1,674 14,783 29,566 44,349 88,698 133,047 266,094 399,141 458,273 798,282 916,546 1,374,819 2,749,638 4,124,457 8,248,914 12,373,371 and 24,746,742, with no remainder.

Since 24,746,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,746,742, 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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