Q: Is 23,317,677 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,317,677 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,317,677 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 23317677 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 61 183 549 42,473 127,419 382,257 2,590,853 7,772,559 and 23,317,677, with no remainder.

Since 23,317,677 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,317,677, 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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