Q: Is 216,424,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,424,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,424,024 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 216424024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 193 386 772 1,544 140,171 280,342 560,684 1,121,368 27,053,003 54,106,006 108,212,012 and 216,424,024, with no remainder.

Since 216,424,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,424,024, 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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