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

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

Why is 23,002,002 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 23002002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 1,647 3,294 6,983 13,966 20,949 41,898 62,847 125,694 188,541 377,082 425,963 851,926 1,277,889 2,555,778 3,833,667 7,667,334 11,501,001 and 23,002,002, with no remainder.

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