Q: Is 24,747,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,747,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,747,422 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 24747422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,237 1,429 2,474 2,858 8,659 10,003 17,318 20,006 1,767,673 3,535,346 12,373,711 and 24,747,422, with no remainder.

Since 24,747,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,747,422, 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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