Q: Is 23,310,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,310,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,310,042 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 23310042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 43 86 129 258 301 602 903 1,806 12,907 25,814 38,721 77,442 90,349 180,698 271,047 542,094 555,001 1,110,002 1,665,003 3,330,006 3,885,007 7,770,014 11,655,021 and 23,310,042, with no remainder.

Since 23,310,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,310,042, 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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