Q: Is 24,040,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,040,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,040,516 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 24040516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 349 698 1,013 1,396 2,026 4,052 5,933 11,866 17,221 23,732 34,442 68,884 353,537 707,074 1,414,148 6,010,129 12,020,258 and 24,040,516, with no remainder.

Since 24,040,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,040,516, 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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