Q: Is 23,420,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,420,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,420,342 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 23420342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 36,709 73,418 403,799 807,598 1,064,561 2,129,122 11,710,171 and 23,420,342, with no remainder.

Since 23,420,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,420,342, 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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