Q: Is 24,043,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,043,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,043,216 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 24043216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 131 262 524 1,048 2,096 11,471 22,942 45,884 91,768 183,536 1,502,701 3,005,402 6,010,804 12,021,608 and 24,043,216, with no remainder.

Since 24,043,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,043,216, 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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