Q: Is 24,140,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,140,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,140,124 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 24140124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 670,559 1,341,118 2,011,677 2,682,236 4,023,354 6,035,031 8,046,708 12,070,062 and 24,140,124, with no remainder.

Since 24,140,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,140,124, 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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