Q: Is 23,422,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,422,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,422,521 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 23422521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 123 191 573 997 2,991 7,831 23,493 40,877 122,631 190,427 571,281 7,807,507 and 23,422,521, with no remainder.

Since 23,422,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,422,521, 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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