Q: Is 23,135,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,135,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,135,823 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 23135823 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 261 88,643 265,929 797,787 2,570,647 7,711,941 and 23,135,823, with no remainder.

Since 23,135,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,135,823, 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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