Q: Is 24,972,927 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,972,927 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,972,927 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 24972927 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 79 237 553 1,659 15,053 45,159 105,371 316,113 1,189,187 3,567,561 8,324,309 and 24,972,927, with no remainder.

Since 24,972,927 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,972,927, 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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