Q: Is 24,799,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,799,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,799,071 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 24799071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 53 121 159 363 583 1,289 1,749 3,867 6,413 14,179 19,239 42,537 68,317 155,969 204,951 467,907 751,487 2,254,461 8,266,357 and 24,799,071, with no remainder.

Since 24,799,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,799,071, 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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