Q: Is 106,002,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 106,002,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 106,002,423 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 106002423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 31 69 93 207 279 713 2,139 6,417 16,519 49,557 148,671 379,937 512,089 1,139,811 1,536,267 3,419,433 4,608,801 11,778,047 35,334,141 and 106,002,423, with no remainder.

Since 106,002,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 106,002,423, 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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