Q: Is 23,002,677 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,002,677 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,002,677 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 23002677 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 97 291 873 2,619 8,783 26,349 79,047 237,141 851,951 2,555,853 7,667,559 and 23,002,677, with no remainder.

Since 23,002,677 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,002,677, 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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