Q: Is 24,205,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,205,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,205,012 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 24205012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 19 26 38 52 76 247 494 988 24,499 48,998 97,996 318,487 465,481 636,974 930,962 1,273,948 1,861,924 6,051,253 12,102,506 and 24,205,012, with no remainder.

Since 24,205,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,205,012, 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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