Q: Is 23,120,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,120,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,120,042 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 23120042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 37 74 407 814 28,403 56,806 312,433 624,866 1,050,911 2,101,822 11,560,021 and 23,120,042, with no remainder.

Since 23,120,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,120,042, 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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