Q: Is 24,121,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,121,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,121,971 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 24121971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 313 939 2,817 8,563 25,689 77,067 2,680,219 8,040,657 and 24,121,971, with no remainder.

Since 24,121,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,121,971, 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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