Q: Is 24,400,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,400,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,400,212 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 24400212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 251 502 753 1,004 1,506 3,012 8,101 16,202 24,303 32,404 48,606 97,212 2,033,351 4,066,702 6,100,053 8,133,404 12,200,106 and 24,400,212, with no remainder.

Since 24,400,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,400,212, 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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