Q: Is 24,231,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,231,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,231,408 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 24231408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 504,821 1,009,642 1,514,463 2,019,284 3,028,926 4,038,568 6,057,852 8,077,136 12,115,704 and 24,231,408, with no remainder.

Since 24,231,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,231,408, 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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