Q: Is 23,042,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,042,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,042,012 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 23042012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 73 146 292 511 1,022 2,044 11,273 22,546 45,092 78,911 157,822 315,644 822,929 1,645,858 3,291,716 5,760,503 11,521,006 and 23,042,012, with no remainder.

Since 23,042,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,042,012, 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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