Q: Is 24,240,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,240,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,240,252 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 24240252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 71 92 138 142 213 276 284 426 852 1,237 1,633 2,474 3,266 3,711 4,899 4,948 6,532 7,422 9,798 14,844 19,596 28,451 56,902 85,353 87,827 113,804 170,706 175,654 263,481 341,412 351,308 526,962 1,053,924 2,020,021 4,040,042 6,060,063 8,080,084 12,120,126 and 24,240,252, with no remainder.

Since 24,240,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,240,252, 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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