Q: Is 24,002,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,002,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,002,552 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 24002552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 61,231 122,462 244,924 428,617 489,848 857,234 1,714,468 3,000,319 3,428,936 6,000,638 12,001,276 and 24,002,552, with no remainder.

Since 24,002,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,002,552, 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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