Q: Is 23,240,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,240,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,240,008 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 23240008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 264,091 528,182 1,056,364 2,112,728 2,905,001 5,810,002 11,620,004 and 23,240,008, with no remainder.

Since 23,240,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,240,008, 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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