Q: Is 23,000,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,000,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,000,240 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 23000240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 287,503 575,006 1,150,012 1,437,515 2,300,024 2,875,030 4,600,048 5,750,060 11,500,120 and 23,000,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,000,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,000,240, 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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