Q: Is 24,243,116 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,243,116 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,243,116 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 24243116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 193 386 772 1,013 2,026 4,052 5,983 11,966 23,932 31,403 62,806 125,612 195,509 391,018 782,036 6,060,779 12,121,558 and 24,243,116, with no remainder.

Since 24,243,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,243,116, 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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