Q: Is 23,346,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,346,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,346,642 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 23346642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 353,737 707,474 1,061,211 2,122,422 3,891,107 7,782,214 11,673,321 and 23,346,642, with no remainder.

Since 23,346,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,346,642, 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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