Q: Is 24,278,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,278,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,278,888 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 24278888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 74,021 148,042 296,084 592,168 3,034,861 6,069,722 12,139,444 and 24,278,888, with no remainder.

Since 24,278,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,278,888, 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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