Q: Is 24,040,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,040,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,040,248 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 24040248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 983 1,019 1,966 2,038 2,949 3,057 3,932 4,076 5,898 6,114 7,864 8,152 11,796 12,228 23,592 24,456 1,001,677 2,003,354 3,005,031 4,006,708 6,010,062 8,013,416 12,020,124 and 24,040,248, with no remainder.

Since 24,040,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,040,248, 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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