Q: Is 23,422,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,422,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,422,142 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 23422142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 479 958 1,063 2,126 11,017 22,034 24,449 48,898 509,177 1,018,354 11,711,071 and 23,422,142, with no remainder.

Since 23,422,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,422,142, 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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