Q: Is 24,949,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,949,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,949,072 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 24949072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 103 206 412 824 1,648 15,139 30,278 60,556 121,112 242,224 1,559,317 3,118,634 6,237,268 12,474,536 and 24,949,072, with no remainder.

Since 24,949,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,949,072, 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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