Q: Is 23,404,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,404,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,404,002 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 23404002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 59 102 118 177 354 1,003 2,006 3,009 3,889 6,018 7,778 11,667 23,334 66,113 132,226 198,339 229,451 396,678 458,902 688,353 1,376,706 3,900,667 7,801,334 11,702,001 and 23,404,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,404,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,404,002, 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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