Q: Is 23,159,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,159,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,159,120 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 23159120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 289,489 578,978 1,157,956 1,447,445 2,315,912 2,894,890 4,631,824 5,789,780 11,579,560 and 23,159,120, with no remainder.

Since 23,159,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,159,120, 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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