Q: Is 24,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,500 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 24500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 49 50 70 98 100 125 140 175 196 245 250 350 490 500 700 875 980 1,225 1,750 2,450 3,500 4,900 6,125 12,250 and 24,500, with no remainder.

Since 24,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,500, it is not a prime number.


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