Q: Is 24,002,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,002,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,002,004 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 24002004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 53 78 106 156 159 212 318 636 689 1,378 2,067 2,756 2,903 4,134 5,806 8,268 8,709 11,612 17,418 34,836 37,739 75,478 113,217 150,956 153,859 226,434 307,718 452,868 461,577 615,436 923,154 1,846,308 2,000,167 4,000,334 6,000,501 8,000,668 12,001,002 and 24,002,004, with no remainder.

Since 24,002,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,002,004, 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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