Q: Is 23,254,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,254,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,254,002 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 23254002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 846 27,487 54,974 82,461 164,922 247,383 494,766 1,291,889 2,583,778 3,875,667 7,751,334 11,627,001 and 23,254,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,254,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,254,002, 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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