Q: Is 24,040,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,040,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,040,428 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 24040428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 87,103 174,206 261,309 348,412 522,618 1,045,236 2,003,369 4,006,738 6,010,107 8,013,476 12,020,214 and 24,040,428, with no remainder.

Since 24,040,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,040,428, 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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