Q: Is 23,426,765 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,426,765 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,426,765 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 23426765 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 23 85 115 391 521 529 1,955 2,605 2,645 8,857 8,993 11,983 44,285 44,965 59,915 203,711 275,609 1,018,555 1,378,045 4,685,353 and 23,426,765, with no remainder.

Since 23,426,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,426,765, 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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