Q: Is 24,159,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,159,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,159,604 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 24159604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 101 202 404 707 1,414 2,828 8,543 17,086 34,172 59,801 119,602 239,204 862,843 1,725,686 3,451,372 6,039,901 12,079,802 and 24,159,604, with no remainder.

Since 24,159,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,159,604, 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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