Q: Is 23,331,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,331,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,331,042 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 23331042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 185,167 370,334 555,501 1,111,002 1,296,169 1,666,503 2,592,338 3,333,006 3,888,507 7,777,014 11,665,521 and 23,331,042, with no remainder.

Since 23,331,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,331,042, 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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