Q: Is 24,000,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,000,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,000,008 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 24000008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 853 1,706 3,412 3,517 6,824 7,034 14,068 28,136 3,000,001 6,000,002 12,000,004 and 24,000,008, with no remainder.

Since 24,000,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,000,008, 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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