Q: Is 24,115,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,115,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,115,221 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 24115221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 71 117 213 639 923 2,769 2,903 8,307 8,709 26,127 37,739 113,217 206,113 339,651 618,339 1,855,017 2,679,469 8,038,407 and 24,115,221, with no remainder.

Since 24,115,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,115,221, 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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