Q: Is 24,245,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,245,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,245,228 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 24245228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 547 1,094 1,583 2,188 3,166 3,829 6,332 7,658 11,081 15,316 22,162 44,324 865,901 1,731,802 3,463,604 6,061,307 12,122,614 and 24,245,228, with no remainder.

Since 24,245,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,245,228, 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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