Q: Is 24,426,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,426,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,426,240 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 24426240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 640 768 960 1,280 1,920 3,840 6,361 12,722 19,083 25,444 31,805 38,166 50,888 63,610 76,332 95,415 101,776 127,220 152,664 190,830 203,552 254,440 305,328 381,660 407,104 508,880 610,656 763,320 814,208 1,017,760 1,221,312 1,526,640 1,628,416 2,035,520 2,442,624 3,053,280 4,071,040 4,885,248 6,106,560 8,142,080 12,213,120 and 24,426,240, with no remainder.

Since 24,426,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,426,240, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 24,426,240:


Ask a Question