Q: Is 24,212,565 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,212,565 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,212,565 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 24212565 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 195 585 41,389 124,167 206,945 372,501 538,057 620,835 1,614,171 1,862,505 2,690,285 4,842,513 8,070,855 and 24,212,565, with no remainder.

Since 24,212,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,212,565, 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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