Q: Is 24,215,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,215,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,215,024 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 24215024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 137 274 548 1,096 2,192 11,047 22,094 44,188 88,376 176,752 1,513,439 3,026,878 6,053,756 12,107,512 and 24,215,024, with no remainder.

Since 24,215,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,215,024, 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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