Q: Is 264,720,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 264,720,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,720,024 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 264720024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 3,676,667 7,353,334 11,030,001 14,706,668 22,060,002 29,413,336 33,090,003 44,120,004 66,180,006 88,240,008 132,360,012 and 264,720,024, with no remainder.

Since 264,720,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,720,024, 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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