Q: Is 24,321,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,321,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,321,424 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 24321424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 89,417 178,834 357,668 715,336 1,430,672 1,520,089 3,040,178 6,080,356 12,160,712 and 24,321,424, with no remainder.

Since 24,321,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,321,424, 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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