Q: Is 10,423,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,423,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,423,502 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 10423502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 89 178 1,889 2,759 3,778 5,518 58,559 117,118 168,121 336,242 5,211,751 and 10,423,502, with no remainder.

Since 10,423,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,423,502, 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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