Q: Is 24,212,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,212,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,212,252 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 24212252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,571 3,142 3,853 6,284 7,706 15,412 6,053,063 12,106,126 and 24,212,252, with no remainder.

Since 24,212,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,212,252, 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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