Q: Is 23,001,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,001,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,001,002 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 23001002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 227 454 1,747 3,494 6,583 13,166 50,663 101,326 396,569 793,138 11,500,501 and 23,001,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,001,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,001,002, 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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