Q: Is 232,434,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 232,434,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 232,434,002 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 232434002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 89 178 3,649 7,298 31,849 63,698 1,305,809 2,611,618 2,834,561 5,669,122 116,217,001 and 232,434,002, with no remainder.

Since 232,434,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,434,002, 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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