Q: Is 20,016,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,016,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,016,423 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 20016423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 105,907 317,721 741,349 953,163 2,224,047 2,859,489 6,672,141 and 20,016,423, with no remainder.

Since 20,016,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,016,423, 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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