Q: Is 24,221,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,221,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,221,220 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 24221220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 403,687 807,374 1,211,061 1,614,748 2,018,435 2,422,122 4,036,870 4,844,244 6,055,305 8,073,740 12,110,610 and 24,221,220, with no remainder.

Since 24,221,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,221,220, 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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