Q: Is 24,107,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,107,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,107,172 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 24107172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 211 422 633 844 1,266 2,532 9,521 19,042 28,563 38,084 57,126 114,252 2,008,931 4,017,862 6,026,793 8,035,724 12,053,586 and 24,107,172, with no remainder.

Since 24,107,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,107,172, 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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