Q: Is 23,021,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,021,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,021,427 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 23021427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 103 143 309 429 521 1,133 1,339 1,563 3,399 4,017 5,731 6,773 14,729 17,193 20,319 44,187 53,663 74,503 160,989 223,509 590,293 697,619 1,770,879 2,092,857 7,673,809 and 23,021,427, with no remainder.

Since 23,021,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,021,427, 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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