Q: Is 247,079,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,079,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,079,024 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 247079024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 463 926 1,852 3,704 7,408 33,353 66,706 133,412 266,824 533,648 15,442,439 30,884,878 61,769,756 123,539,512 and 247,079,024, with no remainder.

Since 247,079,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,079,024, 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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