Q: Is 24,423,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,423,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,423,216 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 24423216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 508,817 1,017,634 1,526,451 2,035,268 3,052,902 4,070,536 6,105,804 8,141,072 12,211,608 and 24,423,216, with no remainder.

Since 24,423,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,423,216, 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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