Q: Is 24,131,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,131,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,131,216 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 24131216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 304 79,379 158,758 317,516 635,032 1,270,064 1,508,201 3,016,402 6,032,804 12,065,608 and 24,131,216, with no remainder.

Since 24,131,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,131,216, 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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