Q: Is 23,142,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,142,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,142,006 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 23142006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,117 1,151 2,234 2,302 3,351 3,453 6,702 6,906 10,053 10,359 20,106 20,718 1,285,667 2,571,334 3,857,001 7,714,002 11,571,003 and 23,142,006, with no remainder.

Since 23,142,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,142,006, 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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