Q: Is 20,243,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,243,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,243,997 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 20243997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 97 291 873 23,189 69,567 208,701 2,249,333 6,747,999 and 20,243,997, with no remainder.

Since 20,243,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,243,997, 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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