Q: Is 23,424,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,424,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,424,976 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 23424976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 976 24,001 48,002 96,004 192,008 384,016 1,464,061 2,928,122 5,856,244 11,712,488 and 23,424,976, with no remainder.

Since 23,424,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,424,976, 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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