Q: Is 23,428,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,428,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,428,002 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 23428002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 31 39 62 78 93 186 403 806 1,209 2,418 9,689 19,378 29,067 58,134 125,957 251,914 300,359 377,871 600,718 755,742 901,077 1,802,154 3,904,667 7,809,334 11,714,001 and 23,428,002, with no remainder.

Since 23,428,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,428,002, 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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