Q: Is 23,231,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,231,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,231,001 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 23231001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 257 771 1,039 3,117 7,453 22,359 30,131 90,393 267,023 801,069 7,743,667 and 23,231,001, with no remainder.

Since 23,231,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,231,001, 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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