Q: Is 23,000,247 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,000,247 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,000,247 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 23000247 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 179 537 1,611 4,759 4,833 14,277 42,831 128,493 851,861 2,555,583 7,666,749 and 23,000,247, with no remainder.

Since 23,000,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,000,247, 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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