Q: Is 24,021,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,021,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,021,872 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 24021872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 214,481 428,962 857,924 1,501,367 1,715,848 3,002,734 3,431,696 6,005,468 12,010,936 and 24,021,872, with no remainder.

Since 24,021,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,021,872, 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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