Q: Is 24,139,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,139,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,139,968 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 24139968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 59 64 96 118 177 192 236 354 472 708 944 1,416 1,888 2,131 2,832 3,776 4,262 5,664 6,393 8,524 11,328 12,786 17,048 25,572 34,096 51,144 68,192 102,288 125,729 136,384 204,576 251,458 377,187 409,152 502,916 754,374 1,005,832 1,508,748 2,011,664 3,017,496 4,023,328 6,034,992 8,046,656 12,069,984 and 24,139,968, with no remainder.

Since 24,139,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,139,968, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 24,139,968:


Ask a Question