Q: Is 23,420,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,420,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,420,217 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 23420217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 641 1,923 12,179 36,537 410,881 1,232,643 7,806,739 and 23,420,217, with no remainder.

Since 23,420,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,420,217, 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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