Q: Is 24,708,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,708,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,708,272 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 24708272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 887 1,741 1,774 3,482 3,548 6,964 7,096 13,928 14,192 27,856 1,544,267 3,088,534 6,177,068 12,354,136 and 24,708,272, with no remainder.

Since 24,708,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,708,272, 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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