Q: Is 24,971,736 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,971,736 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,971,736 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 24971736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,040,489 2,080,978 3,121,467 4,161,956 6,242,934 8,323,912 12,485,868 and 24,971,736, with no remainder.

Since 24,971,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,971,736, 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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