Q: Is 24,136,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,136,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,136,124 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 24136124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 289 578 1,156 20,879 41,758 83,516 354,943 709,886 1,419,772 6,034,031 12,068,062 and 24,136,124, with no remainder.

Since 24,136,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,136,124, 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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