Q: Is 23,422,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,422,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,422,143 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 23422143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 43 93 129 1,333 3,999 5,857 17,571 181,567 251,851 544,701 755,553 7,807,381 and 23,422,143, with no remainder.

Since 23,422,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,422,143, 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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