Q: Is 24,115,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,115,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,115,216 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 24115216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 82 164 328 656 36,761 73,522 147,044 294,088 588,176 1,507,201 3,014,402 6,028,804 12,057,608 and 24,115,216, with no remainder.

Since 24,115,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,115,216, 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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