Q: Is 23,002,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,002,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,002,217 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 23002217 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 31 49 133 217 589 797 931 1,519 4,123 5,579 15,143 24,707 28,861 39,053 106,001 172,949 469,433 742,007 1,210,643 3,286,031 and 23,002,217, with no remainder.

Since 23,002,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,002,217, 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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