Q: Is 24,472,816 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,472,816 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,472,816 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 24472816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 331 662 1,324 2,648 4,621 5,296 9,242 18,484 36,968 73,936 1,529,551 3,059,102 6,118,204 12,236,408 and 24,472,816, with no remainder.

Since 24,472,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,472,816, 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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