Q: Is 24,179,164 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,179,164 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,179,164 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 24179164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 89 92 178 356 2,047 2,953 4,094 5,906 8,188 11,812 67,919 135,838 262,817 271,676 525,634 1,051,268 6,044,791 12,089,582 and 24,179,164, with no remainder.

Since 24,179,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,179,164, 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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