Q: Is 224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 224 is not a prime number.

Why is 224 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 224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 and 224, with no remainder.

Since 224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224, it is not a prime number.


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